Abdullah Abdullah, top Afghan official said his team is ready to start discussions with the armed group “at any moment”.
Monday, 1 June , 2020The Afghan government said it was in the process of releasing 900 Taliban members and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire which ends at midnight.
Saturday, 30 May , 2020The leader of the Taliban said Wednesday that militants were committed to a landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out thousands of attacks in Afghanistan since it was signed.
Saturday, 23 May , 2020More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease.
Wednesday, 20 May , 2020Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one anyway on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 13 May , 2020Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said that he has called for the release of an American citizen captured by Taliban-linked militants.
Saturday, 9 May , 2020The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack at a military centre in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan where at least 150 members of the Afghan army and intelligence wing were stationed.
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020Ariana News Agency- The Ministry of Defense released a video of precision airstrikes which the Afghan forces conducted in Logar province, killing at least 10 Taliban militants and wounding at least 16 others.
Wednesday, 29 April , 2020More than 500 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of the year as violence raged even after an agreement between the United States and the Taliban on withdrawing foreign forces, the UN said on Monday.
Monday, 27 April , 2020At least seven Afghan forces were killed in a Taliban attack in Logar province on Saturday night, tribal elders said on Sunday.
Sunday, 26 April , 2020The Taliban have rejected an Afghan government call for a ceasefire for the holy month of Ramadan and to let authorities focus on tackling the coronavirus.
Saturday, 25 April , 2020Five police officers and servicemen were killed in the Imam Saheb district of the Afghan northeastern Kunduz province in an attack by militants.
Saturday, 18 April , 2020Mike Pompeo recently threatened two Afghan leaders with a full U.S. military withdrawal if they didn’t resolve their political dispute and negotiate an end to the war with the Taliban.
Wednesday, 15 April , 2020The United States called on the Afghan parties to accelerate the process of exchange of prisoners of war due to the threat of coronavirus infection.
Monday, 13 April , 2020Despite pulling out of technical talks with the Afghan government over troubled prison swap, the Taliban militants announced Sunday to release 20 government prisoners.
Sunday, 12 April , 2020The Taliban said the US peace deal on the breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, also chastising the government for delaying the release of 5,000 prisoners.
Wednesday, 8 April , 2020Pakistan is jubilant over the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, but celebration may be premature.
Saturday, 4 April , 2020Afghanistan and the Taliban will begin a long-awaited prisoner exchange this week, the Taliban and sources within the government said Wednesday.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions if the country failed to agree on forming a new government.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020At least 17 police and army personnel were killed in an apparent insider attack at a joint military and police base, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020