Taliban groups warned US if the current situation continues they would stop the Peace talks process.
Wednesday, 16 January , 2019International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged major donors to impose sanctions on Afghanistan’s newly appointed acting defense minister over alleged war crimes and human rights abuses.
Tuesday, 15 January , 2019At least four people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives laden vehicle in the capital Kabul on Monday, according to a security official.
Tuesday, 15 January , 2019A senior commander of the Islamic State militant group was killed in Afghanistan in a raid, U.S. Forces Afghanistan said on Saturday.
Monday, 14 January , 2019A former interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan was detained Friday after arriving at a Houston airport with his family and threatened with deportation back to Kabul, a legal service advocacy group said, in a move that could jeopardize his life.
Sunday, 13 January , 2019At least five members of the Afghan security forces were killed after their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in the southern province of Kandahar, according to a provincial official.
Sunday, 13 January , 2019Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday that the Taliban’s refusal to involve the government in peace talks means the end to a conflict that has lasted 17 years can only remain a dream.
Saturday, 12 January , 2019US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad headed Tuesday on a trip to Afghanistan and regional powers in a fresh bid to negotiate an end to 17 years of war.
Wednesday, 9 January , 2019U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed reducing the U.S. trade deficit with India through a phone call.
Tuesday, 8 January , 2019Six civilians killed in bomb blast in Paktika province, while at least 21 security personnel die in two Taliban attacks.
Monday, 7 January , 2019At least 30 people have been killed in an apparent mine collapse in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
Monday, 7 January , 2019Iran holding supports for Afghan Presidential candidates to extend it influence in the country, the US secretary of defense claimed.
Sunday, 6 January , 2019Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will host the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan for a meeting geared toward bringing peace to Afghanistan.
Saturday, 5 January , 2019Fighters kill at least 23 police officers,as armed group storms security posts in northern Sar-e-Pul province on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 2 January , 2019The Afghanistan Football Federation president, Keramuudin Karim, has denied allegations he sexually and physically abused members of the women’s national team.
Tuesday, 1 January , 2019The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war.
Tuesday, 1 January , 2019China has advised the United States against staging an abrupt troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and called for collective international efforts to help initiate a peace process between the South Asian nation’s warring parties.
Tuesday, 1 January , 2019Afghanistan’s presidential election will be postponed by three months to July 20 to give authorities more time to organise the ballot, election authorities confirmed on Sunday after days of speculation.
Monday, 31 December , 2018The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the militants, fighting to restore strict Islamic law in Afghanistan, will meet U.S. officials to further peace efforts, a Taliban leader said on Sunday.
Sunday, 30 December , 2018Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday called for immediate U.S. Senate hearings on President Donald Trump’s decision to all American troops from Syria, which prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Sunday, 30 December , 2018