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Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, who addressed a ceremony at Hudson Institute in Washington DC, asked the United States to provide clarification on its long-term strategy and interests in Afghanistan. As peace negotiations between the United States and Taliban continue this week in Qatar in an effort to end the nearly two …

The Taliban political chief, who headed the Islamist militants’ delegation during the most recent round of peace talks with the United States, said on Thursday that he was optimistic and assured Afghans that they had no reason to fear a settlement. The latest round of talks in Qatar lasted 16 …

Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Robert Palladino has said the U.S. and Taliban representatives have had ‘meaningful” progress in the fifth round of peace talks in Qatar which ended on Tuesday. “These have been the most substantive talks with the Taliban to date,” Palladino told reporters on Tuesday. …

Kabul police have arrested two kidnappers who abducted and then killed Mahsa, a six-year-old girl from Khair Khana area of Kabul City about a week ago. Kabul police said the kidnappers demanded $300,000 ransom for releasing Mahsa. When her family has not provided the ransom, the kidnappers killed the girl. …

Two Taliban key commanders were detained during an operation conducted by Afghan security forces in eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Wednesday. Asadullah Dawlatzai a spokesman for Laghman Police told Ariana News that the Afghan forces launched an operation on Tuesday night in Qargayi district of the province. …

U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of consecutive peace talks on Tuesday with progress made but no agreement on when foreign troops might withdraw, Reuters reported citing multiple sources. The 16 days of talks, in which the United States also sought assurances that Taliban insurgents will not …

President Ashraf Ghani has announced that he will issue a legislative decree on Wednesday on recognizing “Sadat” as an ethnic group in the country. Speaking to tribal elders and youth of Sadat ethnic group in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Ghani said that Afghanistan’s Sadat has been a model and …

The Afghan government is expecting the ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban representatives in Qatar to pave way for the intra-Afghan dialogue, the Chief Executive Office said Tuesday. Mujib Rahman Rahimi, the CEO spokesman said that the “real” negotiations could take place when the Taliban sit in face-to-face …

Former chairman of Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Karim, will be provisionally suspended for an additional 90 days, FIFA said on Tuesday. “During this time, Mr. Karim will continue to be banned from all football-related activities at both national and international level”, the world soccer’s ruling body added in a …

Russia has voiced concern over the continuation of peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban representatives in Qatar behind closed-doors. Russian Ambassador in Kabul Alexander Mantytskiy said that “ambitious” peace talks in Qatar have concern Moscow, adding that if the U.S. and Taliban reach into an agreement in the ongoing …

Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid on Monday declared the ongoing fight of the Afghan military forces against the Taliban armed group as “Jihad”. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of 513 young officers from Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul, Khalid lashed out at Taliban over refusal to talk with …

Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has met with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in Kabul and discussed on a range of issues, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Welcoming the German Foreign Minister and his accompanying delegation, Foreign Minister Rabbani appreciated Germany’s assistance with Afghanistan. On his …

The third round of trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan was held in Kabul, the sides discussed cooperation in various fields including the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman was presiding the meeting with ambassadors of China and Pakistan. The meeting …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the ongoing peace talks in Qatar have remained “vague” and that the principle of the Islamic Republic system in Afghanistan would not be compromised in the process. Addressing the Council of Ministers’ meeting on Monday, Abdullah said that the ongoing peace talks …

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban, had lived in hideout close to a U.S. base in southern Afghanistan until his death, a new book on Omar’s biography has claimed. According to “The Secret Life of Mullah Omar” written by Bette Dam, a Dutch journalist, and writer, the Taliban leader …

President Ashraf Ghani would not inaugurate the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of parliament until the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reveals the final results of the October parliamentary elections, the Presidential Palace said Sunday. After a half month winter break of the lawmakers, the president was expected to open the …

The peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban representatives in Qatar entered its 14th day on Sunday, the two sides yet to reach into a final agreement on foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, sources close the peace negotiations said. The Taliban sources told Ariana News that the U.S. and …

Amid the ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban representatives in Qatar, President Ashraf Ghani says Pakistan-Taliban relationship should be clarified in the negotiation process. Speaking at a ceremony held in the Presidential Palace to mark the International Women’s Day, Ghani said that the Taliban funding sources and …

At least eight Taliban militants were killed and three others wounded in an operation conducted by Afghan Forces in western Farah province, a local official said on Sunday. Hashmatullah Ahmadi a spokesman for Afghan Army told Ariana News that Afghan forces have launched a clearance operation in central Farah city …

Former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Saturday said that presidential candidates should not let the enemy penetrate among them, insisting that the candidates should compete in the elections through “legitimate” channels. Speaking at a ceremony held in the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul to mark the fifth death …