-
Defeated foreigners must leave Afghanistan, fratricide must end: Zarif
Sep 08, 2019 15:02Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says foreign troops, who have failed in achieving their purported goal of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, must leave South Asian country so that fratricide would end there.
-
Peace comes when Taliban agree to ceasefire: Afghan president
Sep 08, 2019 14:34Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says real peace is only possible if the Taliban militants agree to a ceasefire and to direct talks with the Kabul government.
-
Trump claims cancelling peace talks in US with Taliban leaders over attacks
Sep 08, 2019 02:53US President Donald Trump has claimed canceling peace talks with leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents in a resort near Washington after the notorious militant group claimed responsibility for a recent Kabul attack that killed an American soldier and 11 others.
-
Taliban say 'mistakenly' kidnap six journalists in eastern Afghanistan
Sep 07, 2019 13:25Taliban have abducted at least six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organizations in eastern Afghanistan, government officials and the militant group say.
-
Taliban attack army recruitment center amid talks with US
Sep 06, 2019 08:15Taliban militants have launched an attack against an Afghan army recruitment center in the western province of Farah, the latest in a series of attacks that rocked the country despite ongoing peace talks between the militants and the United States.
-
Afghan intelligence director quits amid rising civilian deaths
Sep 06, 2019 03:10The head of Afghanistan's intelligence service has stepped down following a deadly operation by government forces that left four brothers dead in eastern Afghanistan.
-
Joint Iran-Afghan IT expo kicks off in Kabul
Sep 06, 2019 03:02Kabul is hosting a three-day information technology exhibition. Iran and Afghanistan have jointly organized this event. Tens of Iranian and Afghan companies have participated in this exhibition to put on show their latest achievements.
-
At least 10 killed, over 40 wounded in Taliban bomb attack in Afghan capital
Sep 05, 2019 07:11At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 others wounded in a Taliban-claimed bomb explosion that rocked downtown Kabul, as representatives from the United States and the militant group negotiate a “peace” deal in the war-ravaged country.
-
Afghan govt. voices serious doubts about US-Taliban deal, seeks clarification
Sep 04, 2019 12:46The Afghan government says it has serious doubts about a draft peace agreement recently reached between United States and Taliban negotiators and wants further clarification.
-
US officials divided over CIA’s future role in Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2019 09:03Senior US presidential advisers have proposed a secret expansion of the CIA’s role in Afghanistan as the American military may begin a troop pullout per a potential peace deal with Taliban militants in the country, prompting concerns from officials of the spy agency and the Pentagon.