In his testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security US peace envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad said the Taliban have not fully complied with...
Clashes have intensified between the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and Taliban militants in 14 provinces in the past ten days – inflicting heavy...
Nader Nadery, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team said the contact groups from both sides met on Sunday for discussions and that progress was...
Targeted assassinations and roadside IED blasts rattled Afghanistan Saturday after a number of incidents were reported throughout the day around the country. Dozens of civilians were...
US President Donald Trump said Friday night that the Taliban was tough and smart but also “tired of fighting.” Speaking to journalists at a press conference,...
US President Trump’s former national security adviser, H.R. McMaster says that Trump Administration’s withdrawal plan from Afghanistan is “an unwise policy.” In an interview with the...
Both sides need to come to a shared agreement on Afghanistan’s future – one where the will of the people can be exercised freely, said Abdullah...
The Taliban attacked the Afghan security outposts in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday night, killing at least 20 Afghan forces, a local official confirmed. Attaullah Khogyani,...
The Afghan government and the Taliban delegation held their first full meeting on Tuesday afternoon where all members of both teams were present. A number of...
After meeting with Afghan government officials and Taliban leaders in Doha on Saturday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the process is moving along at...
Members of the Afghan negotiating team said Sunday that actual negotiations might only start on Tuesday. This comes after a member of the Taliban’s delegation in...
Addressing all parties to the peace talks in Doha Saturday morning, the United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a no-nonsense speech advising both parties...
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said Thursday the Taliban had carried out 368 attacks in 22 provinces last week. He said at least 49 civilians...
Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said this week that if the Taliban backs out of peace talks it will be a “slap in the face”...
Taliban militants attacked the Abshar district of Panjshir province on Tuesday morning and took at least three civilians hostage. Local officials told Ariana News that the...
A convoy of Afghan security forces was targeted in an IED explosion in Deh Afghanan area of Maidan Shahr, the capital of Maidan Wardak province, on...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday welcomed the statement by the heads of the European Union and Canada on imminent peace talks and said...
The Taliban has announced the appointment of its peace talks team and said Sheikh Mawlawi Abdul Hakim will lead the team. The Taliban stated the deputy...
Taliban officials say a senior delegation returned early Saturday to Qatar after visiting Pakistan – in what is believed to be a step towards meeting the...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed at least 25 Taliban fighters were killed and eight others wounded in clashes in Pashtun Zarghun district in Herat province. The...