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KHOST CITY (PAN fighters, including a commander, on Wednesday joined the peace process, initiated by the Afghan government, in Khost and Laghman provinces. Nine militants,

WASHINGTON (PAN before 9/11 were not the US’s enemies.  “Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That’s critical,” US Vice President Joe Biden

ASADABAD (PAN): As many as 467 militants have been killed and 100 others injured during almost 500 major and minor security operations in Kunar and

GHAZNI CITY (PAN fighters had been arrested in a joint operation by Afghan and international soldiers in southern Ghazni province. The detainees were showed to

BADGHIS: Two Taliban fighters and a police officer were killed during a clash in Bala Murghab district of northwestern Badghis province, an official said on

KABUL insurgents, senior US officials said the talks have reached a critical juncture, an international news agency said. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the US

KABUL for peace talks only when it was confirmed by both the rebels and the Afghan government. “The National Front has always been in favor

KABUL until the group renounced violence, Karzai’s office said. The meeting at the Presidential Palace concerned practical mechanisms and conditions for  negotiations with rebel groups,

KABUL had been invited to participate. The first Bonn Conference, held soon after the ouster of the Taliban regime, had been imposed on the country,

LASHKARGAH/SHARAN (PAN fighters were killed and seven others injured during joint operations in Helmand and Paktika provinces, officials said on Thursday. The insurgents were killed

FARAH(PAN): Three civilians were wounded when a remote-controlled bomb, attached to a motorcycle, went up in the western province of Farah on Monday, officials said.

GHAZNI: A financier of Taliban militants was arrested with arms in the Muqar district of southern Ghazni province, an Afghan army official said on Sunday.