Taliban to visit Pakistan on ‘formal invitation’
The Afghan Taliban have agreed to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad if a formal invitation was extended to the militant outfit, BBC Urdu reported on Thursday. Talking…
Afghan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban
KABUL: A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on…
Pakistan joins US-led call for Afghan ceasefire, talks
WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Friday joined the United States, Russia and China in a call on the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire and negotiations with Kabul, as Washington moves closer to an agreement…
Taliban launch major attack in central Afghanistan amid intra-Afghan summit in Qatar
KABUL: A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least eight security personnel and six civilians and wounded more than 140, officials said, as rival…
US, Taliban to open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war
ISLAMABAD: A fresh round of talks between the U.S. and the Taliban is to begin in Qatar Saturday, just days after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is hoping for…
Taliban detain Afghan peace marchers, supporters say
Afghan peace protesters marching through Taliban territory have been detained by the insurgents, two supporters of the movement told AFP on Tuesday. The so-called People’s Peace Movement attracted international attention last year…
Blast, gunfire heard as Taliban militants target aid group office in Kabul
KABUL: Taliban militants have attacked the offices of an international aid group in central Kabul, setting off a huge blast and battling Afghan security forces, officials said. Health officials said at least…
US-Taliban talks stumble over troop withdrawal
–Taliban spokesman says ‘if we are not able to finalise it in this round, then … peace would be far away rather than being closer’ KABUL: Talks between the Taliban and the…
13 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police compound
KABUL: At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday. The deadly assault occurred two…
Taliban kill 7 policemen in Afghanistan’s Badghis province
KABUL: At least seven Afghan policemen were killed overnight when the Taliban stormed security checkpoints in western Badghis province. Mohammad Naser Nazari, a provincial councilman, said on Saturday that three other security…
Afghan vice president narrowly escapes death for a second time
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Afghanistan’s Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum, escaped unhurt from an attack that killed one of his bodyguards on Saturday, dodging death for the second time since returning from exile last year.…
Taliban capture 50 border police as fighting intensifies in western Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 50 members of the Afghan security forces have surrendered to the Taliban in a fight for control of Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis that has created heavy casualties, officials…
Mullah Baradar optimistic about peace, tries to reassure Afghans
KABUL: The Taliban political chief, who headed the 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…
Taliban deny discussing ceasefire, Afghan dialogue with US
KABUL: The Taliban denied on Friday that they were discussing a ceasefire and dialogue with the Kabul government during ongoing talks with the US in Doha, contrary to statements from Washington. “This phase…
Taliban sources report progress on troop withdrawal
–Taliban in a statement said the Doha talks are advancing gradually due to their important nature KABUL: The US negotiators and the Taliban members have reached to some kind of agreements on the…
US tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis
WASHINGTON : The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end…
Taliban say peace talks with US ongoing with ‘care and vigilance’
DOHA: Peace talks between the Taliban and the US are progressing on a “step-by-step” basis, a spokesman from the militant group said Sunday, following a bloody attack on a joint US-Afghan base claimed…