Pakistani PM visits Afghanistan
July 19th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 19 (IANS)Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf arrived here Thursday on his maiden day-long visit to Afghanistan, an official said.Ashraf is scheduled to hold talks with Afghan ... Read more...
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Parliamentarian among 20 killed in Afghanistan bombing (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) At least 20 people, including an Afghan parliamentarian, were killed and 40 injured in a suicide bombing at a wedding hall in the northern Afghan ... Read more...
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Afghan peace negotiator killed
May 13th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 13 (IANS) Arsallah Rahmani, a member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, was gunned down here Sunday, a media report said.Rahmani, a former Taliban leader, was fatally shot ... Read more...
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US to release five Taliban from Guantanamo?
April 1st, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US was ready to release five Taliban leaders from the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay under certain conditions, an Afghan official has said.Mohammad ... Read more...
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Khar to visit Afghanistan Wednesday
January 31st, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a day-long visit to Afghanistan Wednesday to discuss bilateral issues focusing on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, ... Read more...
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30 Taliban surrender in Afghanistan
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 30 (IANS) Thirty Taliban, led by a commander named Mullah Abdullah, surrendered Monday in Afghanistan's Herat province, Xinhua reported.The 30 Taliban have renounced violence and joined the ... Read more...
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Gilani sets conditions for relations with US
December 21st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the US with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty ... Read more...
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Gilani surprised by Karzai’s aggressive posture
November 12th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai adopted a "rather aggressive posture" at a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and "bombarded us with a number ... Read more...
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Pakistan offers Afghanistan intelligence in Rabbani’s killing
October 11th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday offered intelligence sharing to Afghanistan for its investigation into the assassination of the former Peace Council chief Burhanuddin ... Read more...
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Pakistan plays down Afghan-India strategic pact
October 6th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday played down the strategic partnership agreement signed by Afghanistan and India by saying that Islamabad is not worried about the agreement as it ... Read more...
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Afghan intelligence says it foiled plot to kill President Karzai
October 6th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Six people have been detained on charges of plotting the assassination of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the country's top intelligence agency said on Wednesday.Those arrested include four university ... Read more...
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Pakistan rejects claim of ISI hand in Rabanni killing
October 3rd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected as "baseless" Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi's assertion that its spy agency ISI was involved in the assassination of former president ... Read more...
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Extradite people involved in Rabbani’s killing : Afghanistan to Pakistan
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghanistan has asked Pakistan to extradite people involved in the assassination of Afghanistan's former president Burhanuddin Rabbani.
A statement issued from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's ... Read more...
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Rabbani’s killing reminder of dangers to Afghan peace: Manmohan
September 24th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was "a chilling reminder" of the designs of the enemies ... Read more...
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Khurshid represents India at prayers for Rabbani
September 24th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday represented India at a prayer ceremony in Kabul for former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was assassinated at his ... Read more...
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Gilani condoles Rabbani’s killing
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and condoled the assassination of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani.Rabbani was killed in a ... Read more...
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UNSC condemns former Afghan president’s killing
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) The UN Security Council Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former Afghan president and chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council, ... Read more...
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PM condemns Afghan leader Rabbani’s ’senseless’ killing
September 21st, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the death of Afghan leader Burhanuddin Rabbani, killed in a suicide blast at his house in Kabul Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Obama meets Karzai
September 21st, 2011 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, their first meeting since the US laid out plans in June for a transition ... Read more...
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India blames ‘forces of terror’ for Rabbani killing
September 20th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India Tuesday strongly denounced the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani and blamed "forces of terror and hatred" for his death.
"Tragically, the forces ... Read more...
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Rabbani: A key figure in Afghanistan (Obituary)
September 20th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) An ethnic Tajik, Bruhanuddin Rabbani, who was assassinated Tuesday, was a former Mujahideen leader and played a key role to end the Soviet occupation ... Read more...
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Former Afghan president Rabbani killed in blast
September 20th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed Tuesday evening in a suicide blast at his house here, media reports said.
He was meeting with a group ... Read more...
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India reminds Afghanistan of Taliban reconciliation ‘red lines’
July 15th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India Friday reminded Afghanistan that the Taliban reconciliation process should be "Afghan-led" and must adhere to "red lines" agreed by the international community that ... Read more...
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Afghanistan seeks India’s support for Taliban reconciliation
July 14th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India Thursday conveyed its "unstinted support" for the progress of Afghanistan as the country's former president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, sought New Delhi's support for the ... Read more...
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Talks with US, Pakistan on schedule, says Krishna
July 14th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Strongly condemning the "heinous" Mumbai attacks, India Thursday said the terror strikes would not impact the strategic dialogue with the US and peace talks with ... Read more...
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Rabbani to brief India on Taliban reconciliation
July 13th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of intensifying violence in Afghanistan, India will hold talks with Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the Afghan government's peace council negotiating with ... Read more...
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ISPR rejects ‘Kayani-Manmohan secret contacts’ report as “totally baseless”
April 26th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, April 26(ANI): Pakistan has denied a British newspaper report that Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had been communicating with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a secret envoy, terming ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan to set up joint commission to promote reconciliation process
April 17th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, April 17(ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on the formation of a joint commission to carry forward the Afghan reconciliation process following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the war-torn country, ... Read more...
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UN envoy says Pak backs reconciliation bid for peace and stability in Afghanistan
February 14th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 14(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, has said that his country supports an Afghan-led reconciliation process in Afghanistan to pave the way for durable peace ... Read more...
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Afghan peace efforts: OIC likely to invite Taliban ‘as observers’ to March summit
January 20th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 20(ANI): In an effort to find a negotiated settlement to the Afghan imbroglio, the Taliban leadership is likely to be invited as observers to an Organisation of Islamic Conference ... Read more...
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Being part of Afghanistan’s political solution “absolutely essential” for Pak: Akram
January 15th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, Jan 15(ANI): Pakistan must be part of the attempts to forge a political solution in Afghanistan rather than simply be urged to kill extremists on its soil, a senior Pakistani ... Read more...
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Pak assures support to Afghan Govt’s reconciliation efforts with Taliban
January 6th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan has assured Pakistan's full support to the Afghan Government's reconciliation efforts with the Taliban to ensure lasting peace ... Read more...
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Afghan peace delegation to arrive in Pakistan on Jan 5
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 3(ANI): An Afghan delegation is scheduled to arrive on a three-day visit to Islamabad on January 5, as part of the Afghanistan Government's efforts to broker peace with the ... Read more...
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‘Pak doesn’t want Afghanistan to become a theatre of proxy wars’
December 24th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 24 (ANI): Pakistan has reportedly told the UN Security Council that it supports an Afghan-led and inclusive reconciliation process to establish durable peace and stability in the war-torn country.The Daily ... Read more...
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‘Afghan reconciliation talks with Taliban in “final stage”‘
December 4th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 4(ANI): The Afghan Government's reconciliation efforts with the Taliban have "reached the final stage", and serious negotiations between the two sides are likely to commence soon."The three-phased reconciliation process ... Read more...
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