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Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing

Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."

By The Associated Press

11 months ago

Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal

In a speech in Finland, Blinken said a cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal would simply “freeze current lines in place.”

11 months ago

Efforts ramp up to get Taliban-Afghan peace talks started

Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy expressed hope Thursday that a formal launch will take place in “the coming days, not the coming weeks.”

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Afghanistan government halts prisoner release, delaying talks with Taliban

Peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are no postponed indefinitely.

4 years ago

Kabul begins release of final 400 Taliban prisoners called for in US agreement

Afghanistan has released the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for negotiations between the warring sides in Afghanistan’s protracted conflict, the government said Friday.

4 years ago

Taliban warns Kabul against attacks on prisoners freed as part of Afghan peace talks

Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released, saying such incidents would jeopardize the peace talks.

4 years ago

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.

4 years ago

Afghan council frees 400 Taliban prisoners to set up peace talks laid out in deal with US

The move looks to bring the United States a little closer to bringing home its troops and ending its longest military engagement.

4 years ago

Pentagon not confirming any plans to halve US troops in Afghanistan by the election

The Pentagon is not expecting the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to drop by half in the next three months.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by ISIS group

Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday.

4 years ago

A prerequisite to start talks, final 400 Taliban prisoners to remain in custody instead, says Afghan president

The announcement frustrates U.S. efforts to find an end to Afghanistan’s years of relentless war.

4 years ago

Number of American troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks

On Monday, four-and-a-half months since the signing, chief U.S. negotiator and peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that “a key milestone in the implementation of the U.S.-Taliban agreement” had been reached as American troop numbers dropped to 8,600 from about 12,000 and five bases were closed in Afghanistan.

4 years ago

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