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Taliban peace talks
![What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish? What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-khalilzad-afghan-women.jpg)
What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?
By R. Maxwell Bone
The talks were a step in the right direction, but only the beginning of a long, fraught process.
![Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ghani-loya-jirga.jpg)
Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks
By Kathy Gannon
The Loya Jirga is supposed to forge unity in a divided Afghanistan, but it may just underline existing fissures.
![An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms? An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19099209955810.jpg)
An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms?
By Marvin G. Weinbaum and Samad Sadri
Peace talks are predicated on the notion that the Taliban have fundamentally changed. They haven't.
![Is the Taliban’s Former Capital Ready to Welcome Them Back? Is the Taliban’s Former Capital Ready to Welcome Them Back?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17011225435164.jpg)
Is the Taliban’s Former Capital Ready to Welcome Them Back?
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Kandahar has come a long way since Taliban rule. What do its residents think about the peace talks?
![Can the Afghan State Survive the Peace Process? Can the Afghan State Survive the Peace Process?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-image2.jpg)
Can the Afghan State Survive the Peace Process?
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Concerns are growing that Afghanistan's government will not survive an eventual U.S. withdrawal.
![Will This Man Be Afghanistan’s Next President? Will This Man Be Afghanistan’s Next President?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-haneef-atmar.jpg)
Will This Man Be Afghanistan’s Next President?
By Tamim Asey
Mohammad Haneef Atmar could shape the future of Afghanistan and US engagement in the country.
![Without Regional Cooperation, Afghan Peace Will Remain Elusive Without Regional Cooperation, Afghan Peace Will Remain Elusive](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4528841.jpg)
Without Regional Cooperation, Afghan Peace Will Remain Elusive
By Daud Khattak
Afghanistan won’t have peace unless its neighbors agree to stop their meddling.
![Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-president-ahsraf-ghani-faces-17-rivals-in-july-presidential-election.jpg)
Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Afghanistan's presidential race heats up amid peace talks with Taliban insurgents.
![Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4258707.jpg)
Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow
By Kathy Gannon and Rahim Faiez
The Taliban will be talking with opposition politicians and tribal elders – but not representatives of the government in Kabul.
![US-Taliban Talks Under the Shadow of Deadly Violence US-Taliban Talks Under the Shadow of Deadly Violence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4528841.jpg)
US-Taliban Talks Under the Shadow of Deadly Violence
By Monish Tourangbam and Swati Sinha
More talking, more violence -- where is the war in Afghanistan going?
![The Afghan Peace Process: An FAQ The Afghan Peace Process: An FAQ](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-capture-2.jpg)
The Afghan Peace Process: An FAQ
By M. Ashraf Haidari
M. Ashraf Haidari explores the challenges and opportunities facing the peace process.
![Kabul’s Overture, the Taliban’s Dilemma, and the Way Out Kabul’s Overture, the Taliban’s Dilemma, and the Way Out](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-afghan_president_ghani_delivers_remarks_at_a_joint_press_availability_25726594024.jpg)
Kabul’s Overture, the Taliban’s Dilemma, and the Way Out
By Mushtaq Rahim
It’s not surprising that the Taliban have not responded to Ghani’s peace offer.