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
Zamir Kabulov says he hopes to take Islamabad onboard for a meeting this month of an enlarged troika,' with five countries most influential in Afghan
Nearly a year after Washington signed a troop-withdrawal deal with the Taliban that called for a reduction in violence by all sides, attacks by the gr
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
Second round of talks expected to finalize agenda of negotiations that eventually will decide future of Afghanistan
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
Officials say the approaching cold season could create 'a human tragedy' for thousands of residents who have fled the recent fighting between governme
Group denounces the existing Afghan ruling system as illegal and a product of what it calls America's occupation of the country
Group denounces the existing Afghan ruling system as illegal and a product of what it calls America's occupation of the country
Sixty combatants on both sides died in 24 hours, even as delegates of the two adversaries negotiate in Doha, Qatar
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is in Doha to attend the opening event, has cautioned that the talks starting Saturday are likely to be 'contentio
US,NATO call on Afghan rivals to seize historic opportunity for peace
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
Taliban insurgents staged suicide car bombing and armed assault against police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three security officers
Post-meeting Pakistani statement said the discussions focused on the stalled Afghan peace process and the way forward
The mood in Afghanistan is generally upbeat at the idea of the start of negotiations with Taliban that people hope will bring an end to four decades o
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
Spokesman for Islamist Taliban insists that implementation of agreement and start of intra-Afghan negotiations are necessary to de-escalate and end th