A number of assailants attacked headquarters of Police District 6 in Herat City, on Saturday night, leaving at least five security personnel killed and two wounded, officials confirmed. The provincial governor’s spokesman Jilani Farhad said that one assailant has been killed so far and that clearance operation is underway in …

A number of Afghan lawmakers on Saturday said that the U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s trip to regional countries is “pointless” without ensuring peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Khalilzad is on a multi-nation trip on Afghan peace starting from January 8 – 21. According to the U.S. …

Umer Daudzai, President Ghani’s special aide for regional consensus on peace says the Taliban will have face-to-face talks with the Afghan government within months. Speaking in an interview with a Pakistani TV channel, Daudzai said that the Taliban was always putting forward in excuse that they wanted to talk to …

At least six Taliban insurgents were killed and 10 others wounded in two separate military raids in Urozgan and Zabul provinces, the 205th Atal Corps said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, the Afghan security forces have conducted two separate military operations during the last 24 hours …

Salang pass which connects northern parts of Afghanistan to the capital Kabul has been blocked due to heavy snowfalls, an official said on Saturday. Abdul Basir Habibi, the Head of Salang Pass Safety and Protection Unit told Ariana News that the pass was closed after an incessant snowfall late Friday …

Afghan Intelligence operatives have arrested four kidnappers and freed two people abducted by them in capital Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Friday. The victims who were identified as Khair Mahammad and Mohammad Hussain being held by the kidnappers in a well in Kabul …

The Tourism Directorate in Herat says the number of inbound tourists has grown in the province, asserting that at least 30,000 domestic and foreign tourists have visited monumental and historical places in Herat in 2018. The tourism industry in Afghanistan has declined due to years of continued armed conflict in …

Russia has claimed that Afghanistan’s presidential elections were postponed from April to July due to pressure from the United States. Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said that according to the official wording, the election had been postponed “for technical reasons in order to better prepare for the voting.” …

President Ghani’s Special Envoy and Secretary of High Peace Council Umar Daudzai says the U.S. officials had consulted with the Afghan government before initiating direct peace talks with the Taliban. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pashto, Daudzai said the U.S. officials have held every round of talks with Taliban in coordination …