Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan is seeking to expand to Central Asia, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service has said. Read more

With one week left to the scheduled announcement of preliminary results from presidential election, Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday warned the Independent Ele... Read more

Three Afghan judges were killed in an armed attack in the country’s central Logar province on Thursday, officials said. Read more

Afghan government has finalized list of participants for dialogue with the Taliban, which China expects to host in Beijing, an official said Thursday. Read more

Pakistan has played an active and negative role in Afghan affairs for decades, the US Congressional Research Service said in a report released last week. Read more

Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Afghanistan’s claim that its ambassador was mistreated after being summoned by intelligence agency of the neighboring country. Read more

Police chief of a district in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province was killed in a clash that started before dawn on Wednesday, officials said. Read more

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Tuesday it is imperative for any future talks to include negotiators from the Afghan government, be it led by him or by Ghani. Read more

Afghan senate speaker Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday strongly condemned the summoning of the country’s ambassador by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. Read more

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed hope that his country will one day have female president. Read more