Afghan government said on Monday that it had been told by the United States that peace talks with the Taliban would begin even if their 4,600 prisoners were released. Read more
At least 29 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in Jalalabad, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province, that began late on Sunday, officials said Monday. Read more
At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s central Logar province on Thursday, its governor said on Friday. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday vowed to release 500 Taliban prisoners until Monday, but they are not included in the list the group has provided. Read more
The ball of peace is now in the court of Taliban and international partners especially the United States, Afghanistan’s Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said on Thursday. Read more
Sediq Patman, who was recently appointed by President Ashraf Ghani as the governor of Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, has called Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqa... Read more
Taliban on Wednesday announced that it would complete the release of 1,000 government prisoners by Eid al-Adha, which will begin on Friday. Read more
An alliance of terror groups is emerging in Afghanistan as US troops pull out of the war-torn country, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, sources told 1TV. Read more
Afghan central bank has said that Abdul Ghafar Dawi, who has been imprisoned for involvement in a 2010 loan fraud scandal at Kabul Bank, was brought to the bank by a lawmaker without a prior... Read more
