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Lack of security and infrastructure has meant mine reserves in Afghanistan remain largely untapped

The strikes early Thursday killed at least 30 people, many of them children

The strike occurred after a firefight killed two US soldiers and three Afghan special forces

The soldiers came under fire as they were assisting Afghan troops to clear a Taliban position

Afghan ambassador urges PM Nawaz to 'intervene and instruct Sharbat Gula’s release'

The blast occurred as tribal elders gathered at the residence of the former district governor

The strike targeted the home of Mawlawi Mohammad Alam, a Taliban commander in the Sherzad district

Comments were made last week but only gained wide attention after they circulated on social media

The government's loosening grip on security in many areas contributed to a collapse in poppy eradication efforts

Afghan envoy confirms trip, Sartaj Aziz refuses to comment

‘Pakistan has made significant sacrifices in opposing terrorism’

‘Pakistan’s message to all combatants is loud, clear; nobody can capture Afghanistan, and key to peace lies in talks’

There is no immediate prospect for any significant development in the reconciliation endeavours

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement rejected any reports of talks or meetings

Mullah Omar’s brother met Afghan spymaster informally

Previous Pakistan-brokered peace talks yielded little progress and ground to a complete halt

Last week up to 100 soldiers and police were killed in a series of ambushes

Taliban name Maulvi Nek Muhammad as envoy to Iran

Mullah Nanai who served as intelligence chief under Mullah Akhtar Mansoor among those arrested

Afghan security forces have slowly lost ground to Taliban offensives in Helmand

Kerry added that a peace deal would in fact achieve the Taliban's aim of expelling foreign forces from Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban have demonstrated their military reach and capacity with another assault on the city of Kunduz

The assault launched early Monday came just over a year after militants briefly seized the provincial capital

After seizing Kunduz on September 28, 2015, the Taliban held the city for two days

The helicopters targeted an Afghan forces' checkpoint because of wrong coordinates, says official

The move comes a day after the organisation's head Gulbuddin Hekmatyar signed a peace deal with President Ashraf Ghani

Police commander says two soldiers fled after killing 12 sleeping colleagues in Zakhil Khoman area of Kunduz

The slain TTP leader, whose real name was Raees Khan, had earlier served as the spokesperson for the banned TTP

The US military command in Kabul confirms its warplanes had conducted an air strike in the area

Taliban terrorists have frequently targeted mosques and Imambargahs in an attempt to inflict mass casualties

Afghan president confirms peace pact will be finalised soon.

Says it is time to reap the fruits of the 15-year struggle

Taliban insurgents push inside Tarin Kot, capital of southern Afghan province of Uruzgan

Taliban claim double bombing near defence ministry

Official says Kabul, Washington least interested in holding talks with Taliban

Canadian Joshua Boyle and his American wife Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2012

Canadian Joshua Boyle and his American wife Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2012 during trip

Afghan National Directorate for Security says Wilson had been freed on Sunday night after a raid by special forces

Fall of Jani Khel threatens strategic road routes to Pakistan

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the assault, but it occurred as Taliban ramp up nationwide offensive

Militants take over area following pre-dawn attack

Afghan officials in Kabul say lack of ammunition and few reinforcements are the main reasons for the district's fall

Both Jamaat-ur-Ahrar and Islamic State had reportedly claimed responsibility for Quetta's Civil Hospital's bombing

Fighting has escalated in Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency spreads from its traditional strongholds

Five Pakistanis, one Russian reach Islamabad after ‘inter-tribe exchange’.

The crew, which includes 5 Pakistanis and one Russian technician, are presumed to have been taken hostage by Taliban

The bomber detonated his explosives in the main market and all the victims are civilians, says official

General Abdul Raziq says currency ban is in retaliation against Pakistan's alleged protection of Taliban

DG ISPR says army is making necessary efforts for safe and early return of the hostages

A vehicle full of Western tourists' in Afghanistan got caught in a suspected Taliban ambush