Kabul does not immediately comment on remarks by Islamabad's top diplomat
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued the warning a day after Washington said almost half of US troops and equipment had been sent home
Verbal sparring tests relationship between Central Asian neighbors as US withdraws troops from Afghanistan
'The government of Pakistan has categorically said that we will not allow kinetic use of drones nor are we interested in the surveillance of your dron
Officials from across Washington are reaching out to Islamabad, urging Pakistan to do more to prevent Afghanistan from falling apart
Officials from across Washington are reaching out to Islamabad, urging Pakistan to do more to prevent Afghanistan from falling apart
US is in talks with several of Afghanistan's neighbors to examine where it can reposition troops to prevent the country from once again becoming a ter
The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO began pulling their last remaining troops from the c
The US is not giving up on peace talks, senior US official says
Talks occur as US gets ready to start pulling out its troops in Afghanistan on Saturday
Turkey, Qatar and UN had planned to convene the 10-day event, proposed by United States, in Istanbul starting Saturday
Announcement was made by the Turkish government, which is hosting Afghanistan peace summit
Taliban say internal consultations are ongoing to decide whether to attend the US-proposed multination conference
Russian foreign minister meeting with counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan
Warning comes after US President Joe Biden says 2,500 American troops may still be in Afghanistan beyond May deadline agreed to in year-old pact
Deborah Lyons says it will take time to resolve major differences that remain between the Afghan government and the Taliban
In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley says Biden is taking a more principled approach' by pushing for respect of human rights throughout world, inc
John Kerry says this year's Glasgow climate summit is world's last best hope' to address global warming
Khalilzad is expected to discuss the looming May 1st deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and how to take the peace process forward
Biden administration is currently reviewing the deal his predecessor, Donald Trump, sealed with the Afghan insurgency and deciding whether to pull the
Biden administration is urged not to alter peace agreement without consulting insurgent group
US review of deal prompted by allegations Taliban have not cut relationship with al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Comments by army spokesman Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar follow last Friday's visit to Pakistan by US Central Command Chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie
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
Russia's presidential envoy to Afghanistan, spoke ahead of Wednesday's NATO conference aimed at determining whether to meet a May 1 deadline agreed to
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
Fighting comes as United States reviews February 2020 agreement with Taliban, which requires remaining American and allied forces to leave Afghanistan
The letter also urges the United Nations to investigate and advocate for media access to the region 'to document human rights abuses'
Tehran maintains ties with both the insurgents and the Afghan government
In apparent rebuttal, Afghan president refuses to relinquish power, again vowing to transfer power to his 'elected successor'
For its part, Taliban accused US military of bombing insurgent-held Afghan areas in violation of deal
Referring to a phone call with US President Donald Trump, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said: I cut the phone, he didn't cut the phone'
Afghan violence has continued to flare, posing a serious challenge to nascent peace talks between the Taliban and representatives of Kabul
Pakistan's foreign minister says Afghan Taliban have expressed a desire to end war; Kabul says visit had its blessings but should yield concrete resul
Taliban and Afghan government negotiators paused for three weeks starting Monday
US says bombing in line with US-Taliban agreement
Delegates of warring sides in Afghanistan announce they had agreed on framework for their peace negotiations aimed at ending protracted conflict
Secretary of state says US will help negotiators 'where we can' to reach peace deal for Afghanistan
Afghan President Ghani congratulated Biden, saying Kabul looked forward to working with Washington on counterterrorism, peace process
Kabul says killing of high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Taliban-controlled area shows that Taliban are not keeping their promise of cutting ties with te
Analysts say they don't expect any significant change in Washington's current Afghan policy regardless of who wins contest
US peace envoy returns to Qatar, where negotiating teams representing Afghan government and Taliban insurgency have been holding talks
US envoy to UN, Kelly Craft, said recent breakthroughs in normalization of relations between Israel and three Arab states show a bigger peace is possi
Former Afghan leader sits down with VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem to discuss the possible impact of the US elections on current negotiations with the Taliban,
The Taliban has intensified battlefield attacks against Afghan security forces, including recent large-scale offensives in the southern Helmand provin
All parties must deliver on their responsibilities, says US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
The chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah speaks with VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem
Negotiators in Doha instructed by senior Afghan leadership to be willing to compromise, according to Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council f
Sixty combatants on both sides died in 24 hours, even as delegates of the two adversaries negotiate in Doha, Qatar
Qatar has no objection to normalizing ties with Israel if there is a commitment to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, Sheikh Me
Taliban and Afghan government representatives are meeting in Doha, Qatar, for a fourth day to finalize an agenda for substantive peace negotiations to
US Embassy in Islamabad says Khalilzad and his delegation met with Pakistan's military chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, and some of the country's other
The deal commits all US troops to leave the South Asian country within 14 months, ending what has become America's longest war
Analysts anticipate a long process between representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government
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
Qatar will host the inaugural meeting where foreign signatories, including US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, will also be in attendance
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
But given the history of infighting among the Pakistani militants, there is doubt if the merger will last
Taliban insurgents staged suicide car bombing and armed assault against police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three security officers