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US races for Taliban deal but Afghan peace further away
The Taliban have steadfastly refused to negotiate with the internationally recognised government in Kabul.
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Peace hopes suffer setback as Taliban-Afghan talks derailed
The so-called intra-Afghan dialogue, which was due to take place in Doha this weekend, fell apart at the last minute in a row over a large number of delegates Kabul wanted to send.
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Afghan Taliban reject talks with US in Pakistan
Talks between the two sides have stalled after the Taliban accused Khalilzad of straying from the agreed agenda and there is no clarity on when they may resume.
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New PM Khan to skip UN General Assembly to focus on Pakistan economy
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at 73rd UN General Assembly session set to open on 18 September.
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Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof cars sold
Khan, 65, a former cricket legend, was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday after his party swept to power in last month’s election.
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Promises, promises, Imran Khan raises Pakistani hopes sky high
And in his victory speech, Khan offered an olive branch to India and called for mutually beneficial ties with the United States.
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'Very positive signals' after US, Taliban talks: sources
The two sides had discussed proposals to allow the Taliban free movement in two provinces where they would not be attacked, an idea that President Ashraf Ghani has already rejected.
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Pakistan election results delayed as Khan leads, opponents cry foul
The party of Khan’s jailed chief rival, ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, called the count an assault on democracy in the nuclear-armed, Muslim country which has a history of military rule.
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Pakistan High Commission to SA says deadly blast a setback to democracy
At least 20 people have been killed on election day in the north-western city of Quetta.
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Pakistan votes in tight race between Imran Khan, jailed ex-PM's party
Polling gets under way across the country at 8 am and closes at 6 pm. Results will start trickling in within hours of polls closing and the likely winner should be known by around 2 am on Thursday.
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Pakistan to hold general election on 25 July – officials
Pakistan’s government and parliament is due to be dissolved on 31 May, when a new interim prime minister and an interim administration is meant to take over.
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Nobel winner Malala in tears on emotional return to Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, traveling with her father and younger brother, met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the capital, Islamabad, before giving a brief speech on national television.
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Nobel laureate Malala returns to Pakistan 6 years after she was shot by Taliban
Pakistani station Geo TV showed footage of Yousafzai at Islamabad’s international airport walking to a car escorted by a security convoy.
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Taliban active in 70 percent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds
The coalition said on Tuesday that the Taliban contested or controlled only 44% of Afghan districts as of October 2017.
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US suspends security aid to Pakistan over militant groups
A glance at US budget figures suggest the amounts frozen could exceed $1 billion.
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US puts Pakistan on notice: Do more to stop terrorism
Pakistan civilian and military chiefs on Tuesday rejected “incomprehensible” US comments and summoned American Ambassador David Hale to explain Trump’s tweet.
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[UPDATE] Death in attack on church in Pakistan's Quetta rises to 8
The gunmen wearing explosives-filled vests stormed the church in Quetta city when Sunday services had just opened.
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Suicide bombing at southwest Pakistan shrine kills 18
Local government official Ahmed Aziz Tarrar said 16 people were killed and over 30 wounded in the blast.
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Blast in Pakistani city of Lahore kills at least six
Scores of people have been killed since the beginning of the year in a series of attacks that have dashed hopes of an end to the violence of recent years.
