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Why negotiations between the US and Taliban mostly take place in Qatar

Conflict & Justice

US President Donald Trump has called off the talks between the US and Taliban that were taking place mostly in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. American negotiators have come home. But for some members of the Taliban, Qatar is home. How did that come to be, given that the Taliban is mainly an Afghan group?

The World

Questions surround increased US-Pakistan cooperation

Global Politics
The World

Assessing strategy, one week into Marjah offensive

The World

Bill Keller explains why The New York Times held the story of captured Taliban commander

Global Politics
The World

US, Pakistani intelligence forces capture senior Taliban figure

The World

Taliban commander ‘seized in Pakistan’

Global Politics

A man described as the top Afghan Taliban military commander and named as Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been captured in Pakistan, US officials say. The government has yet to confirm the arrest; the Taliban have denied it. Jason Margolis has more.