Taliban looks to put US concerns on troop exit deal to rest
The Taliban reaffirmed their commitment to a February deal to draw down the war in Afghanistan during a call with US Secretary of State...
Trump debunks Russian attacks on troops stationed in Afghanistan
The New York Times story alleging that Russia paid Afghan militants to kill US troops is “probably just another phony Times hit job, just...
Pakistan Afghanistan trade border to reopen
Pakistan on Saturday announced reopening three key trade routes with neighboring Afghanistan from June 22. Abdul Razzak Dawood, prime minister's adviser on trade, who acts...
Afghan healthcare attack was targeted, says UN
The United Nations on Sunday charged that the Taliban and Afghan security forces had carried out "deliberate" attacks against healthcare workers and facilities at...
Peace talks with Taliban held by Pakistan envoy
Pakistan's special representative for Afghanistan this week held talks with the Taliban's Doha-based leadership to discuss the peace and reconciliation process in war-battered Afghanistan,...
How to end prevailing deadlock in Afghanistan
The release of 3,000 Taliban prisoners by President Ashraf Ghani’s administration has generated optimism about the long-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks, with the Taliban announcing...
What makes ICC investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan highly sensitive
Britain has joined France and Germany to break with the United States over President Trump’s Executive Order on June 11 authorising economic sanctions against...
The rocky road of US-Taliban peace agreement
It took the Trump administration 17 months to clinch a preliminary agreement with the Taliban – a first step toward ending more than 18...
Taliban fighters freed: implications for situation in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begins peace talks with...
Afghan government and Taliban talks to begin; Pakistan to attend
Ahead of crucial intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and Afghan government, Pakistan’s military and intelligence chiefs landed in Kabul on an unannounced visit on...
Pakistan appoints Sadiq Khan as ambassador to Afghanistan
Pakistan has appointed a senior diplomat as its special ambassador to Afghanistan following spearheaded efforts to start intra-Afghan negotiations aimed at ending Washington's longest...
What role is India playing inside Afghanistan
The USA knows without Pakistan’s wholehearted assistance, there is no end to Afghan imbroglio. Many a time, India tried to fish in Afghan hot...