Masoom Stanekzai
Afghan government selects negotiators for talks with Taliban
Afghanistan's government late on March 26 announced a 21-member team to negotiate with the Taliban in a tentative sign of progress for the United States-brokered peace deal.
Afghan delegation arrives in Pakistan to discuss peace
A high-level Afghan delegation arrived in Pakistan on August 13 to discuss an action plan after Islamabad-hosted peace talks with the Taliban were suspended last month, officials said.