Taliban must be involved in peace process: British minister
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Afghanistan&#39;s Islamist Taliban militia will have to be involved in the country&#39;s peace process, Britain&#39;s defence minister has said.
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Afghanistan's defense minister said Tuesday his government had contacts with the Taliban to try to persuade them to lay down their arms and return to normal life, but vowed no let-up in the military campaign against them.
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The Palestinian foreign minister, Nabil Shaath, today called on Britain to fill the gap in the Middle East peace process left as the US focuses on next month&#39;s presidential election.
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The UK's Minister for Europe says any new efforts to resolve the division of Cyprus must come from Cypriots themselves.
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The deployment of British troops to the restive southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan has &amp;quot;energised&amp;quot; the Taliban, Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted in an interview.
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Afghanistan is &quot;not a failing mission&quot;, Defence Secretary Des Browne said as he tried to justify British involvement there amid rising casualties and strong Taliban resistance.
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An aide to fugitive Taliban chief  Mullah Mohammad Omar warned of "problems" in Pakistan's North  Waziristan region in case of a violation of a peace pact signed  this month, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Britain should play a more active role to help revive the Middle East peace process to make up for the disengagement of the United States which is currently distracted by its upcoming presidential election, visiting Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath said here.
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Taliban opposition to NATO forces in   Afghanistan is far tougher than was expected when alliance   troops were initially deployed, British Defense Minister Des   Browne said on Tuesday.
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Britain will need to stay involved in Afghanistan for &quot;decades&quot; to help restore stability, London&#39;s ambassador in Kabul said Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said an incoming Palestinian unity government must stick to an international peace blueprint ahead of a meeting Wednesday with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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GUJRAT: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday that Britain strongly supports the peace process between India and Pakistan, but warned that they might have to endure plenty of frustration before ...
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UN push to stop expulsions after Kabul government accuses EU and UN officials of meeting Taliban
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The Taleban will need to be involved with a peace process in Afghanistan, the UK defence secretary says.
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The Afghan government is ready for peace talks with the Taliban, but will not accept preconditions demanded by the Islamist rebels such as the withdrawal of all foreign troops, the presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
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The international community and the Afghan government alike must raise their game this year to stop Afghanistan from tearing itself apart, Britain's Foreign Secretary said Sunday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will use a NATO summit this week to press his allies to do more in Afghanistan, where British troops are on the frontline of bloody fighting with Taliban insurgents.