US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on the Afghan government and the Taliban to immediately start intra-Afghan negotiations. In a series of tweets,...
The Afghan Defense Ministry (MoD) said that the Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties in clashes in Kunduz province. In a statement released on Friday, the...
President Ashraf Ghani said Thursday that the Afghan government has removed obstacles on the path to peace, and called on the Taliban to call a permanent...
At least 13 pro-government forces and an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier were killed in clashes with Taliban militants in Takhar province on Thursday, police confirmed....
The Afghan government has suspended the controversial release process of 320 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, the Presidential Palace confirmed Wednesday. Sediq Sediqqi, the Presidential spokesman, told Ariana...
US Special Representative to Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said early Wednesday that Afghan leaders from all sides will have to put their country first, learn from...
Iran on Tuesday denied reports it paid the Taliban bounties to target US troops and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a statement carried by Iranian media,...
After years of challenges around the construction of the Machalgho hydroelectric dam in Ahmadabad district in eastern Paktia, construction could be completed within the next year,...
As the Afghan negotiating team prepares for upcoming peace talks in Doha, the Taliban on Monday seized control of the center of Murghab district, in Ghor...
United States intelligence agencies found that Iran paid Taliban fighters bounties to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan, CNN reported Monday afternoon. According to CNN...
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denied there was any truth in allegations made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran was arming the...
At least five Taliban insurgents were killed and two more wounded in an operation by Afghan forces in Kabul. In a statement released on Monday, the...
Four Taliban militants were killed and at least four others wounded when an IED they were building exploded prematurely, the 209th Shaheen Corps said in a...
Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Sunday blamed the Taliban for the attack on peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi. Koofi and her sister came under attack...
The Afghan government has begun releasing the final batch of 400 controversial Taliban prisoners, a step advancing to the start of intra-Afghan negotiations. The government freed...
An advisor to President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday at a Youth Day event that Taliban infiltrators and fighters have established a firm footprint in Kabul...
The historical Abus Osman Taloqani High School in Takhar province was believed to have been intentionally set on fire on Thursday, local officials confirmed. Abu Osman...
Taliban militants gunned down an Afghan police official on Thursday in Parwan province, a local official confirmed. Abdul Shayiq Shurish, a spokesman for Kapisa police told...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be “an enormous price to pay” if...
Taliban on Wednesday warned the Afghan government of a possible Daesh attack against the group’s 400 remaining prisoners. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said...