The United Nations has welcomed the three-day ceasefire announcement by the Afghan government and the Taliban for the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday called on the people of Panjshir and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, to expel Keramuddin Karim, a former chi... Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday vowed to soon complete the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Read more
Afghans are ready to welcome the Taliban into the society, but not at the cost of women’s rights, First Lady Rula Ghani said on Monday. Read more
Taliban leader, Hebatullah Akhundzada, called for “immediate” removal of obstacles to intra-Afghan talks in a message released on Tuesday to mark the upcoming Muslim festival of... Read more
A bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday morning, killing at least one person and wounding two others, police said. Read more
The head of the Taliban’s political office, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has warned the United States that it will take necessary decision if its troops fail to leave Afghanistan accord... Read more
At least 3,458 civilians were killed or wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan in the first half of 2020, the United Nations said on Monday. Read more
An Afghan army helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, killing its pilot, a source told 1TV on Monday. Read more
More than 350,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran over the past six months amid coronavirus pandemic, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Saturday. Read more
