The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO began pulling their last remaining troops from the c
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
In apparent rebuttal, Afghan president refuses to relinquish power, again vowing to transfer power to his 'elected successor'
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
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
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
A traditional Loya Jirga allowed Ghani to free the prisoners so hoped-for peace talks with the insurgent group could begin
DOD announces drawdown plan of US troops in Afghanistan by November
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
Failure of Taliban leadership to show it can be faithful partner is just one factor that could see US forces staying in Afghanistan beyond 2021
Agreement would end nearly 19 years of fighting
Palestinians have rejected Trump's approach as pro-Israel