The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO began pulling their last remaining troops from the c
Nearly 111,000 Afghan civilian casualties documented over a 12-year period, with spike in final three months after negotiations began
Report finds killings have created an atmosphere of fear, with many journalists and activists resorting to self-censorship or moving away from home
Report by key US watchdog warns negotiations have so far yielded few substantive results'; international diplomats place onus on Taliban
Negotiations between Afghan government and Taliban representatives are set to resume in the Qatari capital early next year
Taliban and Afghan government negotiators paused for three weeks starting Monday
VOA has obtained a copy of code that sets up four principles as basis of negotiations
UNAMA has documented 2,117 civilian deaths and 3,822 injures from January 1 to September 30
A date for the talks, to be hosted in Doha, has not been set but the warring sides have this week made signals that negotiations could launch soon
Post-meeting Pakistani statement said the discussions focused on the stalled Afghan peace process and the way forward
A traditional Loya Jirga allowed Ghani to free the prisoners so hoped-for peace talks with the insurgent group could begin
US urges Afghan rivals to clear last obstacle in way of peace talks
Developments come as President Ashraf Ghani announces his government will soon complete release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners
Developments come as President Ashraf Ghani announces his government will soon complete release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners
UNAMA reports says civilian casualties from airstrikes by the Afghan forces during the first six months of 2020 have tripled
Country's human rights body places most of blame on Taliban, accusing it of being responsible for nearly half of all deaths
After the Afghan Taliban announced a seven to 10-day cease-fire with US troops and a reduction in violence against Afghan forces, the Afghan governmen