At least six people have been killed and several others were missing after avalanches in Afghanistan’s central Daikundi province, officials said on Thursday. Read more
Nicholas Kay, NATO’s newly appointed senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, has expressed hope that Afghan team for negotiation with the Taliban is formed as soon as possible. Read more
An Afghan newspaper reported on Wednesday that two of its journalists were robbed while they were covering a story in Kabul. Read more
Germany and Norway have offered to facilitate inter-Afghan peace dialogue, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. Read more
Afghanistan has dismissed Helena Malikyar as its ambassador to Italy, a government source told 1TV on Wednesday. Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported “notable progress” in peace talks with the Taliban as he spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani via telephone on Tuesday. Read more
At least 2,214 people have been killed, most of them Afghans, in largely US-led projects to rebuild Afghanistan, a US government watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday. Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reduce violence and engage in intra-Afghan dialogue to create lasting peace. Read more
Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Tuesday unveiled his plan for peace with the Taliban. Read more
At least six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a military training center in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials said. Read more
