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However there is no change in US policy of forcing Taliban through military pressure into talks

BBC estimate is significantly higher than the most recent assessment of insurgent presence by NATO-led coalition

This rag-tag army has fought America and its allies to a military stalemate

The handover took place in November last year, weeks after Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s visit to Afghan capital

The Taliban reacts to Trump's announcement by saying they never wanted to talk to the US anyway

Recent reports indicate that 43 per cent of Afghan districts are either under Taliban control or being contested

"Reforms in our intelligence services and Ministry of Interior are our top priority now", says Ghani

US president says we are going to finish what we have to finish, what nobody else has been able to finish

US president did not name any specific countries but earlier he has accused Pakistan of 'harbouring militants'

Reiterates its strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations

Claims they have been involved in attacks on coalition troops, smuggling of individuals and financing terrorist groups

White House Spokesperson Sarah Sanders says Kabul attack strengthened the resolve of the US to support Afghan forces

Taliban claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal says Pakistan is in favour of a political solution to the long war

Islamabad talks on Monday followed another back-channel meeting in Turkey

Foreign minister briefs Senate panel on current state of Islamabad’s relations with Washington

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif says he is not aware of any such delegation visiting Pakistan

Abdullah Abdullah says in the past few months Da’ish has been largely suppressed in the country

Foreign secretary says Pakistan believes in engagement with Afghanistan

Poppy farming ensures a decent living for the impoverished farming communities and steady tax revenue for the Taliban

Boyle and wife were kidnapped in 2012 while backpacking in Afghanistan and their children were born in captivity

Foreign Office denounces attack; expresses Pakistan's firm resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism

Chinese FM Wang says Kabul , Islamabad agree to mend strained ties

The US targeted Taliban and IS militants with 751 bombs and missiles in September this year

Insurgents have stepped up attacks on security installations as they seek to demoralise law enforcement authorities

Mike Pence made a surprise trip to Afghanistan and underscored Washington’s commitment to the country

Assaults are the latest in series of deadly attacks on Afghan security forces claimed by the Taliban

Says peace cannot be brokered under duress, but it needs good and positive intentions

Urges the nation to make a pledge to build a democratic society with zero tolerance for violence and extremism

Militants set up string of schools in Afghanistan, remote parts of Pakistan to impart ideology

Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahed, didn’t respond to multiple calls for comment

Pakistan has done much more than its due share for peace despite capacity constraints, COAS tells US defence secretary

US secretary of defence will meet PM Abbasi, COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa during visit

Cross-border infiltration from Afghanistan is the order of the day, says prime minister

General Nicholson says he has not seen change in Pakistan’s support for militants despite Trump's tougher line

The insurgents had taken shelter at the school compound in the central eastern province of Wardak

The dead commander has been identified as Qari Qudrullah

Islamic State claims responsibility for the deadly attack in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed delegates at the session on human trafficking

She reiterated Pakistan's stance that military solution would not work in Afghanistan

Caitlan Coleman says she was beaten and raped as she tried to protect her children from their captors

But border patrol commander says Durand Line not violated by Pakistani troops

US Army General John Nicholson showed videos at presser of targeted aerial strikes against Taliban drug factories

Those rescued in the raid included four children under the age of 12 and two policemen

Chinese special envoy discusses Pak-Afghan border management with army chief

MNA says Imran has close ties with Taliban, slams PTI chief for his silence over girl being paraded naked in DI Khan

The increase in optimism applied across ethnic groups except Uzbeks

Taliban have intensified attacks on security installations across the country in recent weeks

A bomb-laden motorcycle was recovered in Sur China of Zhob district

Stoltenberg says if regional countries deny sanctuaries to insurgents, fight against Afghan terrorists will succeed