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Gaffe comes hours after Karzai, other Afghan opposition figures conclude two-day talks with Taliban in Moscow

Taliban claim attack on US military convoy; blast was second in Afghan capital in two days

The Moscow meeting comes weeks after between the US and Taliban wrapped in Doha with no tangible progress

Attacker tried to enter Marshal Fahim National Defense University near Kabul

Hamdullah Mohib’s tour is part of preparation for President Ghani’s visit

Lindh had told the court he condemned “terrorism on every level”

We may boast about defeating terrorism but we have very little to say about the rule of law in the country

Lindh, 38, is being released from the high-security prison in Terre Haute, Indiana on account of good behaviour

14 more cops wounded in attack; interior ministry yet to confirm whether the strike was by NATO aircraft

Bill passed by House of Representatives sub-committee bars US from bearing expenses of Taliban part of Afghan dialogue

Communication operations emerge as key weapon for Taliban; fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war

Authorities say 68 Taliban drug labs destroyed, 150 insurgents killed

Two sides at apparent loggerheads over key issue of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan

Central to negotiations is the fundamental question of a timetable for when US and foreign forces leave Afghanistan

3,200 religious and tribal leaders, politicians and representatives participate in meeting

US military has stopped tracking amount of territory controlled or influenced by Afghan government and Taliban

Talks mark sixth round of negotiations between the two sides in recent months

Adding to the slowdown, authorities have declared a week-long public holiday in Kabul

Khalilzad says Taliban's demands focused on the withdrawal of US forces

Zalmay Khalilzad terms consensus a 'milestone' in efforts to end Afghanistan war

All stakeholders have to act fast

Political spokesperson says details of total pull-out needs to be fleshed out

Intra-Afghan dialogue fell apart at the last minute in a row over a large number of delegates Kabul wanted to send

The sight of a seemingly endless expanse of opium-producing flowers is common across rural Afghanistan

Peace coming back to Afghanistan at the cost of women’s rights is legitimate talking point

With the Afghan Taliban deriding Kabul's plan to send 250 delegates for the upcoming peace talks in Qatar

The last time Taliban met Afghan government was at talks in Pakistan in 2015

The bloodshed came as the US pushes for a peace settlement with the Taliban

The blast occurred on the outskirts of Mehtarlam, capital of Laghman province

Trusting the Taliban to adhere to their words has been a foolish act these past years

Da’ish claims Friday's deadly attack and releases photograph of bomber along with his name

The announcement is largely symbolic as in recent winters the Taliban have continued fighting Afghan and US forces

The Taliban last year cancelled 'security agreement' with ICRC

Islamabad will continue to support Afghan peace process; more info on Pulwama attack sought from India, says FO

Three US troops were killed in the suicide bomb attack outside Bagram Air Base north of Kabul

Suicide bomber targets convoy near Bagram Air Base

The Taliban had no immediate reaction to Daudzai's announcement

Khalilzad is likely to take Pakistani leadership into confidence over Afghan peace process

The attacks come as United States seeks to broker peace accord with Taliban and Kabul government

US has poured more than $780 billion into aid of Afghanistan, 15 per cent of which was spent on reconstruction

Peace dialogue is a prelude to the next war

The last negotiations between Khalilzad and the Taliban closed on March 12 in Doha and appeared to make headway

The blasts appeared to have been caused by planted explosives

US service members were killed while conducting an operation: Resolute Support Mission

Presidential elections were originally scheduled for April but were already delayed to July 20

Earlier 72 Afghan security forces were captured by Taliban

'We may wake up one day to a tweet by Trump about a unilateral withdrawal of US troops before a peace agreement'

Taliban spokesperson says human rights concerns raised by such a criminal state are preposterous and comical

The recent work on the life of the Taliban leader might also be another deception effort

Airstrikes killed five and seriously wounding a further 10 Afghan soldiers