Taliban are still receiving financial support and training from al-Qaeda Afrasiab Khattak, Pakistan’s veteran politician and a former member of parliament has said. In interview with 1... Read more
Peace talks should not be delayed under any circumstances and for no excuses, deputy of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation said on Monday. Asadullah Sa’adati,... Read more
The Taliban prefer a political system where the ruler is chosen by a council called Shura-ye Ahl-i Hal-u-Aqd, an Afghan government negotiater suggested. In an interview with 1TV, Mohammad Am... Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday called on the Afghan government and the Taliban to reach a political agreement as soon as possible. Khal... Read more
The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended for one year the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the Taliban, emphasizing its... Read more
As many as 63,000 protective gowns have been purchased for just 100 medics and health workers in Afghanistan’s central Logar province, documents obtained by 1TV show. More than a milli... Read more
Afghanistan on Thursday temporarily blocked popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) after receiving complaints that it had negative impact on people who play it. Afgha... Read more
Afghanistan inched up one place to rank 169th out of 189 countries on the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Afghanistan’s HDI sc... Read more
The issue of venue should not become a hurdle for peace talks, Afghan reconciliation council chief Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday. Abdullah, who was speaking at an event in Kabul, said... Read more
Afghan government negotiators have returned to Kabul while Taliban’s deputy leader Mulla Baradar has gone to Islamabad after the sides paused peace talks in Doha. Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman... Read more
