The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO be
Announcement was made by the Turkish government, which is hosting Afghanistan peace summit
Biden administration is urged not to alter peace agreement without consulting insurgent group
Defense ministers from the Washington-backed allies are to meet next week to discuss whether NATO's
Referring to a phone call with US President Donald Trump, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said: I cut th
Program will reach up to 140,000 Afghan boys and girls, UNICEF official says
Pakistan's foreign minister says Afghan Taliban have expressed a desire to end war; Kabul says visit
Secretary of state says US will help negotiators 'where we can' to reach peace deal for Afghanistan
Kabul says killing of high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Taliban-controlled area shows that Taliban are
Top diplomat returns to Washington after attempting to shore US support in region to back off China
US-brokered peace talks under way in Qatar have hit a stalemate
Top US diplomat met separately with officials at State Department
The Taliban has intensified battlefield attacks against Afghan security forces, including recent lar
'Quad' members US, Australia, India and host Japan meet to shore up regional counterweight to China
'Quad' members US, Australia, India and host Japan meet to shore up regional counterweight to China
Negotiators in Doha instructed by senior Afghan leadership to be willing to compromise, according to
The deal commits all US troops to leave the South Asian country within 14 months, ending what has be
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is in Doha to attend the opening event, has cautioned that the t
A date for the talks, to be hosted in Doha, has not been set but the warring sides have this week ma
Political figures, including current and former officials, leaders of political parties, and renowne
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen swiftly but cautiously welcomes Thursday's announcements by the Afg
US urges Afghan rivals to clear last obstacle in way of peace talks
The discussions included the issue of Taliban prisoners whose release by the Afghan government the i
Defense Ministry promised investigation after residents claimed at least eight civilians were killed
Abdullah Abdullah said the proposed dialogue is rare opportunity and both sides must be ready to mak
Zalmay Khalilzad is scheduled to visit Afghanistan on the last leg of his three-nation trip
Dialogue must include protections for press freedom, rights for female journalists in Afghanistan, l
'These journalists are members of a free press, not propaganda cadres, and their valuable reporting
Rare contact took place two days after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ruled out prisoner swap with in
US President Donald Trump spoke by phone Tuesday with top leader of Taliban insurgency about landmar
Ghani says the authority to free 5,000 Taliban rests with his government and not the US
US-Taliban deal aimed at withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan; Trump calls on Taliban, Afgha
Country is last stop on Secretary of State's week-long trip that took him to Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
US and Taliban officials have recently agreed to a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanist
The news of a potential deal with the Taliban and subsequent intra-Afghan dialogue comes amid an ong
The U.S. and the Taliban have negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence. Confirmat
US Secretary of Defense Esper says the proposed reduction offered a basis for a political agreement
Accusations against President Donald Trump revolve around his actions toward Kyiv
A local official told VOA Tuesday on condition of anonymity that insurgents raided a police post in
Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, says Taliban's commitment to anything
It says both sides discussed 'matters related to the ceremony and signing of the agreement'
The announcement comes amid media reports Taliban chief Haibatullah Akhund has approved a week-long
The ongoing military campaign, code-named Operation Lucky, was launched in December 2019 with the ob
Zalmay Khalilzad wants to know if insurgent group is ready to reduce violence for formal US-Taliban
Despite harsh weather conditions, the Taliban has staged almost daily battlefield attacks in Afghani