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REUTERS: A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul on Saturday, the group said, as violence in the country rises despite a…

Afghan authorities released 100 Taliban prisoners Monday as part of the government's response to a surprise, three-day ceasefire the insurgents called to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival.…

The Special Representatives on Afghanistan Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, and Islamic Republic of Iran held a virtual meeting,…

Pakistan welcomed the signing of the agreement between political leaders in Kabul regarding formation of an inclusive government and High Council of National Reconciliation. In a…

The Taliban warned Wednesday it was ready to fight back after Afghan forces were ordered to resume strikes in response to a series of deadly attacks, further unravelling a…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral dealt a blow to US efforts to end…

Pakistan strongly condemned the "inhuman and cowardly terrorist" attack on a medical facility in Kabul and suicide attack on a funeral in Nangarhar province, resulting in the loss of so many…

Chinese Ambassador Mr. Yao Jing called on Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar here in Islamabad today. Secretary NFSR Dr. Hashim…

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday afternoon welcoming recent steps towards ending the conflict in Afghanistan. All 15 members supported the resolution,…

American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite widespread…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday felicitated Ashraf Ghani for his inauguration as President of Afghanistan in Kabul. "We extend our felicitations. The people of Pakistan are linked to the…

Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban.…

International war crimes judges ruled Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by US forces, as they…

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi congratulated the Taliban and the US leadership over signing of historic Afghan peace deal, but he cautioned all the parties to…

United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRSG), Tadamichi Yamamoto called on Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi and briefed him on the UNAMA mandate and…