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Islamabad believes insurgent group will be making a 'huge mistake' if it stays out of the peace process

Tripartite meeting urges all parties to reaffirm commitment to peace process

Sole purpose of Isb's efforts to have peaceful, sovereign Afghanistan, says Gen Qamar in meeting with Afghan envoy

Three-way meeting would cover recent developments in the Afghan peace process

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

General Frank McKenzie says after troops’ withdrawal US would be able to observe insurgent group activities

PM discusses prospects of enhancing bilateral cooperation with UAE minister

US President inherited some difficult positions his country had adopted during ex-president Trump’s four years

Leader of the Hizb-e-Islami urges Taliban not to decline attending proposed peace meet in Istanbul

No intention of sending American forces back to Afghanistan, says national security adviser

We will ask other countries to support Afghanistan, specially Pakistan, as well as Russia, China, says Joe Biden

Critics said the departure plan appeared to surrender Afghanistan to an uncertain fate

Withdrawal would be based on certain security and human rights guarantees, say sources

Senior government official says Ashraf Ghani has already shared his road map with foreign capitals

At Heart of Asia summit, Ghani says he strongly supports holding elections at earliest possible time

The move comes after Russia, US, China and Pakistan called on the warring sides to reach an immediate ceasefire

Qureshi warns Atmar against role of ‘spoilers’, urges exercising vigilance

A day after Moscow summit, Taliban urge Washington not to keep troops in the country beyond deadline

According to the Afghan defence ministry, the crash took place in the central part of the country

Afghan leader says there is no military solution to decades-old conflict in war-torn country

Biden administration wants national elections under transitional Afghan govt which was reportedly rejected by Taliban

Say Emirate significantly reduced operations in line with agreement, but ‘other side has not fulfilled obligations’

Pakistan seeks early completion of Afghan review by US

US-brokered peace talks began in September but progress has since slowed

Gen Bajwa tells Kabulov peace in both countries in greater interest of the region

US is committed to a deal that includes ‘a just and durable political settlement,’ says state department

Nobel laureate asks PM, army how ex-TTP spokesperson managed to escape incarceration

Troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan depends on violence levels, says Jens Stoltenberg

In new report, UN mission in Afghanistan says targeted attacks fading hopes for peace in war-ravaged country

At least four security force members, including a commander, killed and seven critically injured on Saturday

Rejects a ‘verdict’ issued by ‘Emarat-e-Islami Taliban, Waziristan wa Afghanistan’ in 2009

Addressing a presser in Tehran, Taliban negotiators say US is also helping the militants escape their strongholds

Iran's foreign minister says political decisions cannot be made in a 'vacuum'

Plans on what will happen after April are now being considered and will be a top issue at a NATO meeting in February.

Afghan president says US, NATO ‘must take a very strong stand on conditions-based approach' to withdrawing troops

Blinken spoke with Ghani regarding US commitment to enduring US-Afghan partnership, says official

The SC on Thursday acquitted all the accused involved in the murder case of the American journalist

The drive to take place amid relentless violence despite the govt and the Taliban opening peace talks in September

Reports that intra-Afghan talks have been delayed indefinitely are false, says Taliban spokesperson

Kabul believes Taliban insurgents failed to abide by terms of February 2020 peace deal, cease violence

Trump administration appears to create a justification for an attack on Iran, targeting its nuclear installations

Visit was kept under wraps till NSA Adviser Ajit Doval landed in the Afghan capital

Negotiators wait for Biden to signal whether he will stick to Trump’s aggressive schedule to pull out troops

The initial information showed the deaths were all of Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan security forces

Both dignitaries reaffirm commitment towards common goal of peace and stability in the region, says ISPR

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

Move comes against backdrop of some negative statements from Afghan circles questioning Islamabad’s role

Afghan official says many countries that volunteered to host the talks withdrew their offers because of Covid-19

For Pakistan, the concluding assessment of Afghanistan has been: one, to leave Afghanistan to its own devices

Taliban must agree to a political setup providing chance for all the political groups to participate in the elections