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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that peace and political stability in Afghanistan cannot be imposed from the outside through the use of force. In an article published in the…

Five Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks. Their…

Pakistan has invited key Taliban negotiators to its capital to push for peace talks to end the conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad's foreign minister said Monday. The Taliban…

A high-level Taliban delegation arrived in Pakistan to discuss the ongoing peace process with the Pakistani leadership ahead of expected intra-Afghan dialogue, a spokesman for the militant…

Afghan authorities said Friday they had started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in launching long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides. A group of 80…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the Afghan Loya Jirga’s recommendation to release remaining 400 prisoners. "We hope that with implementation of this step relating to the prisoners’…

Thousands of prominent Afghans will gather in Kabul Friday to decide whether to release about 400 Taliban prisoners, including many involved in brutal attacks that killed scores of Afghans…

REUTERS: At least 29 people were killed and scores of others were injured when Daesh fighters attacked a prison in Jalalabad and freed close to 300 prisoners, officials said. More than…

AFP: In a sign of peace talks coming closer between the two foes that have fought a bitter war for almost two decades, the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners. Calm…

The Taliban boasted of their readiness to fight the deadly coronavirus when it first reached Afghanistan, but now the insurgents are struggling to curb its spread in their strongholds.…

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 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…

REUTERS: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under…