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New report says 40 percent of all air strike victims from 2016 to 2020 were children.
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Taliban accuses Afghan government and the US of not honouring the agreement signed last year.
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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Why Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks have not reached breakthrough
Negotiators are back in Doha for a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
Afghan acting Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar expresses optimism about overcoming obstacles in Taliban talks.
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Differences over Islamic jurisprudence, issue of minority representation and language in document have come to the fore.
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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
When Taliban came face-to-face with the Afghan gov’t
After nearly 20 years of war, peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban have started in Qatar.
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The Taliban says nearly 100 of its prisoners have not been released and that talks will begin only after they are freed.
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Talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban were repeatedly pushed back over disagreements on prisoner exchange.
Security remains Afghanistan’s biggest challenge.
Government denies $130m meant to combat pandemic have been mismanaged as country faces severe medicine shortages.