by Emal HAIDARY KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghanistan’s vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when an explosion targeted his convoy and killed at least 10 people, as government-backed negotiators and the Taliban prepared to meet in Doha for long-delayed peace talks. The attack in the capital Kabul was quickly condemned as an attempt to frustrate the peace process, with top Afghan and foreign officials calling for an end to the violence so negotiations […]
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Yemen govt delegates quit talks until rebels accept deal
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) – Yemen’s government delegation to peace talks were leaving Kuwait on Monday after the rebel side rejected a draft peace plan proposed by the United Nations, its representatives said. “We now leave Kuwait… but are not quitting the consultations and not ending them before August 7,” said the head of the delegation, Foreign Minister Abdulmalek al-Mikhlafi. He was referring to the end date set by the UN envoy Ismail Ould […]





