Chief justice of Islamic State Khorasan Province, Abdullah Orakzai, has been killed in an operation, Afghan intelligence agency said on Tuesday. Read more

At least 14 rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least three people, authorities said. The strikes happened on the day Afghanistan marked the 101st anniversary of its inde... Read more

Afghan government said on Monday that the Taliban’s refusal to release a few prisoners was a hurdle to the start of peace talks. Read more

US intelligence agencies have assessed that Iran offered bounties to Taliban militants in Afghanistan to target American troops and other coalition forces, identifying payments linked to at... Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to President Ashraf Ghani marking Afghanistan Independence Day. Read more

We will not redeem the Taliban and will say no to the international community if it trades us away, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday. Read more

High Council for National Reconciliation’s spokesman on Sunday urged the Afghan government and the Taliban to avoid statements that damage peace process. Read more

Drilling of a new gas well in Yatim Taq field of northern Jowzjan province has been completed and is ready for extraction, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Sunday. Read more

Afghan forces launched a large-scale exercise near the Durand Line in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Sunday, the military said. Read more

Intra-Afghan peace talks will begin this week, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on Saturday. Read more