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Country's National Security Council blames Taliban for killing 23 civilians in 1 week

Ashraf Ghani is hosting three online conferences with representatives of some 20 countries this week

Insurgents reject allegation as 'baseless'

Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan says they have been persuading Taliban to show that the violence level remains down

The White House also denied that Trump was briefed on US intelligence regarding the affair

NYT reported bounties offered by a notorious arm of Russia's military intelligence service gave incentives to Taliban

FM Qureshi says he expects negotiations to begin very soon

Over 400 Taliban attacks killed 291 Afghan security force members, says official

Officials say Taliban kidnapped about 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week

Sources say if all prisoners walked free it would give impression that insurgent group has upper hand over govt

Preparations for upcoming intra-Afghan negotiations were on the agenda, say officials

Pakistan is trying to convey that it has no favourites in Afghanistan and it is willing to work with all groups

All previous attempts to get the peace process off the ground have been derailed by one spoiler or the other

Taliban carried out 222 attacks against the Afghan forces in the past one week, says interior ministry spokesman

Latest bloodshed comes as Taliban and Afghan government appear to move closer towards potential peace negotiations

'We should be able to inform world of next step next week', says Afghan president on ongoing peace talks with...

Washington wants talks to start immediately after Taliban convey 'preparedness for negotiations within week'

Ashraf Ghani and his allies have claim that the Taliban and ISIS are allies

Taliban now find themselves in a win-win situation even if peace talks with Kabul fail

Ceasefire, reduction in violence has created a momentum for talks to begin soon, says Afghan official

Violent groups operating in Afghanistan have to decide whether they support Taliban or relocate themselves

Sadiq served as Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul from 2008 to 2014

Qureshi says Pakistan will continue to play a vital role in ensuring peace in the region

Airstrikes are the first since the start of the Eid ceasefire declared by Taliban and Afghan forces

Spokesperson says Pakistan had proposed listing of several Indian terrorism facilitators on the UNSC terrorism list

Preliminary probe shows a bomb attached by magnets to a bus used by Khurshid TV employees

Abdullah Abdullah says an ongoing lull in violence had set the tone for launching the peace talks

Taliban yet to officially extend or end cease-fire, resume key talks with government for prisoners' swap

US defence official says commanders accelerate withdrawal over fears of the coronavirus

A three-judge special bench will hear the Sindh government and Pearl's parents' appeal against the SHC judgment

Air raid in Zabul killed 18 Taliban militants, say officials

A key provision of agreement with Taliban involved a US commitment to reduce its military footprint in Afghanistan

The agreement is the outcome of a desire to promote partisan interests rather than advancing the cause of peace

President Ashraf Ghani said his administration was also ready to hold peace talks with the Taliban

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah declared a ceasefire for Eid festivities

Akhundzada urges America not to let anyone derail agreement

The emerging image is that groups other than the Taliban are in the majority

All sides in Afghanistan urged to take decisive action against al Qaeda, Da'ish, ETIM, TTP and other terror networks

Local media report at least 7 killed, over 40 wounded in attack claimed by Afghan Taliban

Terms it vital for all Afghan leaders to work together constructively in the supreme interest of their people

Abbas Stanikzai says New Delhi has always played a negative role in the war-torn country

Khalilzad says Taliban have implemented their agreement not to attack the coalition forces

Explosion took place near a military court in Gardez city

Directive comes after nearly 40 people killed in two terror attacks earlier in the day

Country’s human rights commission says insurgents took away five trucks of food aid sent by Turkmenistan

Since signing the deal for a US troop withdrawal Taliban have mounted thousands of attacks on Afghan security forces

Kabul frees over 900 Taliban fighters in prisoner swap so far

Dozens killed and wounded in the attack, says Taliban spokesperson

Islamabad also calls for reduction in violence by ‘all stakeholders’ in the war-torn country

US military official says all sides must show restraint to prevent further bloodshed