US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and his team are encouraging the Taliban in Doha to make a commitment to a reduction in violence that would allow Afghans to sit at a negotiating table, U.S... Read more

The United States and the Taliban’s negotiations over a reduction of violence must include a commitment by both sides to end all attacks on civilians, Amnesty International said on Fri... Read more

A 15-year-old girl has been raped in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province, a police official said on Saturday. Read more

Less than half all Afghans (46 percent) say foreign forces should fully leave Afghanistan after a peace deal with the Taliban is reached, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read more

The latest global corruption index indicates that Afghanistan has made no improvement in the fight against the menace. Read more

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and former president Hamid Karzai have no plans for Afghanistan’s future, President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday. Read more

US President Donald Trump told his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani that there cannot be meaningful negotiations until the Taliban significantly reduces its violence, the White House said in... Read more

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his US counterpart Donald Trump met on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Read more

Afghanistan’s economy grew by 2.9 percent in 2019, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. Read more

Afghan parliament on Wednesday approved the country’s national budget for 2020 fiscal year. Read more