US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he was thankful to his Afghan counterparts for preparing an “inclusive” negotiating team. Read more
Afghan government said on Saturday it had given the Taliban a list of less than 1,000 prisoners it expects to be released by the group. Read more
The Taliban will not negotiate with the team announced by the Afghan government, the militant group’s spokesman said on Saturday. Read more
Four people were killed in a clash over a duck in Afghanistan’s central Parwan province on Saturday, an official said Read more
Taliban militants have captured Yamgan district in northeastern Badakhshan province, provincial council said on Saturday. Read more
Seven members of Taliban ‘Red Unit’ including their commander were killed by Afghan forces in northern Jowzjan province on Saturday, an official said. Read more
Afghanistan’s health officials on Friday confirmed 15 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 106. Read more
The US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad congratulated Afghan political and civil society leaders on Friday on forming a negotiating team for talks with Taliban. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree for release of around 10,000 prisoners as a precautionary measure against coronavirus. Read more
A 37-member Taliban team will visit Kabul next week and will meet with Afghan officials to discuss the issue of prisoner releases, a source told 1TV on Thursday. Read more
