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The Last Major Roadblock to Peace in Afghanistan Seems to be Out of the Way as Ghani Government Agrees to Prisoner Exchange

April 3, 2020

PICTURED: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who contested the prisoner exchange as being not something his government had agreed to.…

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Who’s Done What to Achieve the Pre-Peace Deal in Afghanistan?

March 2, 2020

Doha, Qatar. February 29th, 2020. As the Taliban delegation joined in representatives from the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…

Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban
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Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban

February 22, 2020

PICTURED: Suhail Shaheen, the deputy Taliban envoy and part of the negotiating team in Doha. Photo: Ariananews. February 20th,…

U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality
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U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality

January 24, 2020

PICTURED: Iranian Brigadier General Esmail Qaani. Photo credit Tasnim News Agency. CC 4.0 The new Commander of the Iranian…

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UPDATE: Peace Talks Progress in Yemen, as Middle East Prepares for Fourth Decade of War

December 9, 2019

PICTURED: Civilian Prime Minister in Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok. Photo credit: International Hydropower. CC 2.0 KHARTOUM, Sudan. December 8th, 2019.…

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Peace Talks Progress in Yemen and Afghanistan as Middle-East Prepares to Enter 4th Decade of War

December 2, 2019

PICTURED: Yemeni children holding a funeral ceremony for Yemeni children that were killed in airstrikes. Photo credit The Guardian.…

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At Zero Hour, Trump Declares Afghan Peace Talks “Dead”

September 10, 2019

PICTURED: CENTCOM Head General Kenneth McKenzie visits US forces in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Monday, September 9th, 2019. Remarkably, after months…

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Taliban And U.S. Agree To A ‘Peace Deal In Principle’

September 3, 2019

PICTURED: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan. Khalilzad has been working with the Taliban now for…

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At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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