Afghan government

Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target Afghani people with connections to the former government, Facebook said.

Afghan government refused to give up the war with the Taliban, says Leader of Hezb-e-Islami

Taliban spokesman denies they agreed to ceasefire but says they left main city of Badghis to avoid civilian casualties

The Istanbul meeting is not happening on the given date, says Afghan govt official

Russian foreign ministry says Lavrov will discuss bilateral ties, including economic cooperation, counter-terrorism

We want Islamabad to play same role in facilitating pact between Afghan govt and Taliban as it did in Doha, says envoy

Besmullah Adel Aimaq, editor-in-chief of Voice of Ghor radio, was killed en route to Firoz Koh city

Agreement would allow negotiators to move on to more substantive issues, including talks on a ceasefire

President Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah are expected to announce a breakthrough, official says

Pakistani official says major hurdle in way of peace dialogue was removed and talks could begin week in Doha