US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week
The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues the fight against terrorism and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The American…
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Clearing Afghanistan’s landmines one careful step a time
Weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, families who fled the fighting in one southern village returned home to find something strange: the cricket ground had been circled in rocks…
Hackers targeted Afghan officials on Facebook amid Taliban offensive
Facebook revealed Tuesday it had worked to block a hacker group that targeted the accounts of people tied to Afghanistan's then-government and security forces as the Taliban was moving in to…
Qatar to handle US interests in Afghanistan, in bridge to Taliban
The United States said Friday it would set up an interests section in Afghanistan under Qatar, creating a more direct way to assist US citizens and engage with the Taliban after the embassy…
FM Qureshi visits Kabul to hold talks with Taliban govt
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi leading a high-level delegation arrived in Kabul on Thursday, where he will meet the leadership of the interim government of Afghanistan.
“During the…
Moscow to host US, China, Pakistan for Afghanistan talks Oct 19
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said hundreds of fighters loyal to the Islamic State militant group were massing in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host international…
Brussels pledges 1 Bn euros aid as Taliban meet EU-US delegation
The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint US-EU delegation Tuesday in Qatar, as Brussels pledged one billion euros ($1.2 billion) in aid for Afghanistan.
At the…
Pakistan urges US to engage with Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Pakistan has called on the international community to engage with the interim Taliban-led government in Afghanistan.
National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf Friday met Deputy Secretary…
Russia to invite Taliban to international talks in Moscow
Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Thursday.
In response to a…
Pakistan is in talks with TTP factions in Afghanistan: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that Pakistan is in talks with some factions of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Speaking to TRT World’s Ali Mustafa in Islamabad, PM…
Zabiullah Mujahid appreciates PM Imran Khan’s role in Afghanistan crisis
Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Information and Culture Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for playing a constructive role in the Afghanistan peace…
PM says initiated dialogue with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he was initiating dialogue with Taliban for an inclusive government which includes Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbek ethnicities.
The prime minister, who paid…
UN chief pleads for ‘lifeline’ for Afghanistan, engagement with Taliban
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday (Sep 13) urged the international community to engage with the Taliban and to provide a "lifeline" of desperately needed aid to Afghans, as the first…
Blinken asks Pakistan to ‘line up’ in pressuring Taliban
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet international demands, acknowledging concerns that Islamabad has supported…
200 passengers leave Kabul in first airlift since US pullout
Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, left Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.…