Zemarai Paikan, a former commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police, has been arrested, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Read more
Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation has got three deputies appointed, sources close to head of the body, Abdullah Abdullah, told 1TV. Read more
US commander of international forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, has called on the Taliban to lower their violence. Read more
Pakistani government has issued “statutory notification” ordering full compliance with UN Security Council sanctions against Afghan Taliban and other groups associated with it. Read more
Three bomb blasts went off in Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least one person, police said. Read more
The United States does not have the loyalty that it owes to the current constellation of actors in the Afghan government, a former US diplomat has said. Read more
At least 13 members of people’s uprising force were killed as Taliban militants attacked their checkpoints in northern Takhar province early on Thursday, an official said. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that the West bears the responsibility if drug trade increases following the release of final batch of Taliban prisoners. Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has called on Afghan leaders to “learn from past mistakes” and reach a political agreement. Read more
The Taliban remain supportive of al-Qaeda, even to the point of working together to attack Afghan security forces, the US Department of defense said in a report released Tuesday. Read more
