China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018The second tier of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral dialogues is being held today (Saturday) in Kabul aimed at discussing regional peace and strengthening economic and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018US special representative for Afganistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also traveled to Turkmenistan and discussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018Earlier, Joseph Dunford admitted that the Taliban “are not losing” in Afghanistan, and that more efforts are needed to bring peace to the war-torn South Asian country.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018The Taliban fighters have killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive overnight in coordinated attacks in the western Herat province of Afghanistan late on Thursday.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan.
Monday, 3 December , 2018The Taliban has said it carried out an attack in Afghanistan on the base of the British security firm G4S.
Sunday, 2 December , 2018Three US service members killed in Afghanistan marks deadliest day for troops there this year.
Wednesday, 28 November , 2018Afghanistan has been one of India’s largest recipients of aid and the favorable reception to Indian aid is well-acknowledged by the Afghan public, government and international community.
Saturday, 24 November , 2018The US-Afghan governments have made ‘little clear progres’ to compel Taliban to negotiate a peace deal.
Tuesday, 20 November , 2018No agreement reached during the three-day meeting between the Taliban and the US special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks, the militant group said a day after the diplomat declared a deadline of April 2019 to end a 17-year-long war.
Monday, 19 November , 2018Britain’s elite Parachute Regiment has been deployed again in Afghanistan to continue its combat against Taliban and ISIS, the mission which began since 2014.
Monday, 19 November , 2018Pakistan and Afghanistan appear to have been locked in a renewed diplomatic row, following the killing of a Pakistani police officer on Afghan soil.
Saturday, 17 November , 2018Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, 14 November , 2018Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Monday, 12 November , 2018Taliban officials attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time on Friday, but reaffirmed their stance that they would only hold direct talks on Afghanistan’s future with the United States, not with the Kabul government.
Sunday, 11 November , 2018Attacks and intimidation by the Taliban against last month’s parliamentary election in Afghanistan resulted in a record number of civilian casualties, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 6 November , 2018Representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban’s political office in Doha will attend talks on November 9.
Tuesday, 6 November , 2018