The US and the Afghan Taliban have made "significant progress" in talks aimed at ending the 17-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, the US envoy has said. In a series of tweets, Zalmay Khalilzad did not give details but said the unprecedented six days of talks in Qatar were "more productive than they have been in the past". He said he was on his way to Kabul to consult Afghan government officials. Earlier, Taliban sources said the two sides had finalised a draft agreement. The deal calls for a withdrawal of foreign forces in return for assurances that al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to use Afghanistan as a base, the sources said. Mr Khalilzad said talks with the Taliban would continue and that nothing had been finalised. Skip Twitter post by @US4AfghanPeace Report End of Twitter post by @US4AfghanPeace The Taliban has so far refused to hold direct talks with Afghan officials, whom they dismiss as "puppets". They
“I considered suicide often,” Jada Pinkett Smith says in the wake of Anthony Bourdain & Kate Spade suicide deaths Following fashion designer Kate Spade and CNN presenter Anthony Bourdain’s suicide deaths, Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith is talking about her own struggles and how she “considered the same demise often” at some point. Jada Pinkett Smith By now, we all know that mental illness and depression is not as far-fetched as it once seemed, and fame and money do not shield you from it either. In an Instagram post she shared on Monday, June 11, 2018, Pinkett noted that mental health is something to be practised on a daily basis. She advised followers to take care of their mind and spirit in the same way they care for their bodies. She also pointed out that the mind and heart are extremely delicate and should be guarded jealously. According to her, practising mental health is a deep self-love, and as it should be. See post below: Read more