A fifty-member jirga to visit Kabul today to hammer out conditions of the deal

Both sides form three-member committee to iron out differences, Sirajuddin Haqqani to facilitate dialogue

Says ties between Al-Qaida and Taliban remain close, underscored by presenceof AQ core leadership in country

Tactics to employ a woman in suicide bombings have raised questions: Is the insurgency redefining itself?

Shari Baloch cherished an accomplished academic and strong family background, raising questions over her act of terror

As easy as it was for Taliban to wrest control of Afghanistan last August, its niggling governance struggles endure

Interim govt also makes trade of all sorts of drugs a punishable offence

Ousted president brother Hashmat Ghani says key figures at the helm of Afghan affairs were playing for other nations

Hashmat Ghani says the former president seeks to work towards bringing stability, peace

Police say attacker killed two cops at the gate before entering the mosque and blowing himself up