Clashes and casualties were also reported in several parts of Afghanistan earlier this week [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters] At least 57 members...
Long-awaited “inter-Afghan” peace talks between the Taliban and the U.S.-backed government in Kabul began this weekend, but continued violence across Afghanistan threatened to overshadow the historic...
The U.S.-backed Afghan government’s decision to free hundreds of Taliban prisoners this week has breathed new life into hopes for substantive peace talks with the militants,...
Gunmen have stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, setting off a gun battle with government forces, officials said. Al Jazeera's Massoud Shams, quoting local...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a move to launch direct talks with the armed group to end the 18-year...
Political rivals in Afghanistan have issued separate invitations for inauguration ceremonies on Monday. Abdullah Abdullah, rival of Afghanistan's president-elect Ashraf Ghani, issued invitations to a parallel...
A week after the "reduction in violence" (RIV) agreement announced by the US and the Taliban armed group in Afghanistan, the two are set to sign...