Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes there is a “real risk” that if American troops are pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban might retake control of the country.
Sunday, 12 May , 2019Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the group attacked the organisation because it was involved in “harmful Western activities” inside Afghanistan, without elaborating.
Wednesday, 8 May , 2019Russia and Uzbekistan agreed to run a mutual plan to prevent drug trafficking and terrorism in Afghanistan.
Saturday, 4 May , 2019Pakistan security agency takes a cautious step in accompanying Zalmay Khalilzad with US-Taliban peace talks, making plan for any undesirable results, source says.
Sunday, 28 April , 2019Ghani and Khalilzad emphasized the importance of an intra-Afghan dialogue in a meeting Saturday evening between the two in Kabul.
Sunday, 28 April , 2019Afghanistan on Monday will convene a rare “loya jirga” — a massive meeting for delegates from across the country to discuss the war and US efforts to forge a peace deal with the Taliban.
Saturday, 27 April , 2019Taliban’s political office announced that the details of exiting foreign forces from Afghanistan will be in focus in the next US-Taliban talks.
Tuesday, 23 April , 2019Afghanistan rank in world press freedom lowered from 118 to 121 in 2019, the Reports Without Borders announced.
Monday, 22 April , 2019The Afghanistan government announced that the next US-Taliban peace talks in Qatar adjourned due to Qatar government’s negligence in meeting the demands.
Saturday, 20 April , 2019For many women in Afghanistan, peace talks between the United States and the Taliban are evoking the darkest days of their lives, when the group stripped women of their most basic rights.
Wednesday, 17 April , 2019The Afghanistan leadership council after days of consultation decided to send a team of 250 members to Qatar next peace talks in April 2019.
Wednesday, 17 April , 2019NATO announced its readiness to fight against Taliban group in Afghanistan, an option the group itself chose to play.
Sunday, 14 April , 2019A recent survey in Afghanistan shows that more than 42 percent of Afghanistan people believe that the no peace will be reached between the government and Taliban group.
Saturday, 13 April , 2019Bismillah Vaziri considered Taliban’s recent attacks in Afghanistan provinces as a way to gain more advantages from the peace talks.
Saturday, 13 April , 2019A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has rejected a request to proceed with investigating possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, including those allegedly involving U.S. armed forces and the CIA.
Saturday, 13 April , 2019A car bomb outside of Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield on Monday killed three U.S. service members and a contractor, and wounded three other American service members, officials said.
Tuesday, 9 April , 2019The Afghan government summoned a Pakistan diplomat to explain Prime Minister Imran Khan’s latest remarks on ongoing Afghan peace talks, as tensions flared between the neighbouring countries once again.
Sunday, 7 April , 2019The Afghanistan former president warned the Presidential Palace that any suspend in US-Taliban peace talks process will be a crime and great mistake.
Saturday, 6 April , 2019Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.
Saturday, 6 April , 2019Trump administration claims of progress in talks with the Taliban have sparked fears even among the president’s allies that his impatience with the war in Afghanistan will lead him to withdraw troops too soon, leaving the country at risk of returning to the same volatile condition that prompted the invasion in the first place.
Monday, 25 March , 2019