Taliban

Taliban abducts 27 peace activists in Afghanistan

Dec 25, 2019 13:24

The Taliban has kidnapped 27 Afghan activists of the People's Peace Movement who were on a trip to call for peace and ceasefire between the militant group and the government in Kabul.
Seven soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Afghan army base

Dec 24, 2019 07:53

The Taliban militant group has killed at least seven Afghan soldiers in an attack on a military base in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province.
Iran, Russia warn about Daesh relocation from West Asia to Afghanistan

Dec 18, 2019 08:01

Security chiefs of Iran and Russia have warned about the deliberate relocation of remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terror group from their former bastions in West Asia to Afghanistan.
Bomb kills 10 members of same family in southeast Afghanistan

Dec 17, 2019 05:25

Ten members of the same family have been killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Khost.
US resumes negotiations with Taliban to end Afghan war

Dec 07, 2019 07:51

The United States has resumed talks with the Taliban militant group, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted negotiations aimed at ending America's longest war.
US envoy to resume peace talks with Taliban in Qatar: State Department

Dec 05, 2019 10:50

The US says its special representative for Afghanistan is set to restart talks with the Taliban militant group, a week after President Donald Trump paid a surprise visit to the war-torn country and hinted at a resumption of the negotiations in Qatar.
Kabul hosts one-day peace conference

Dec 02, 2019 06:09

The representatives of political parties, rights groups, political elites, and former Taliban figures have come together in Kabul to discuss peace in Afghanistan.
Taliban delegation meets with Iran’s Zarif in Tehran

Nov 28, 2019 03:26

A delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban that is visiting Iran for the second time since the US-Taliban talks broke down in September held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Taliban free two Western hostages in Afghanistan

Nov 19, 2019 10:27

The Taliban have released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan as part of a swap deal with the Afghan government.
Afghan government, Taliban to exchange captives

Nov 12, 2019 05:10

The Afghan government and the Taliban militant group have reached a deal to exchange captives, in a move that could pave the way for direct talks between the two sides.