Roadblocks cast shadow over path to peace in Afghanistan
By Greg Torode, Rupam Jain and Abdul Qadir Sediqi US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the...
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Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, despite the heavy fighting...
Trump commits US to open-ended Afghanistan war (Update)
President Donald Trump committed US troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed on Tuesday but which Taliban insurgents warned would make...
Taliban, Afghan officials hold peace talks, agree to meet again
By Kay Johnson The first official peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul concluded with an agreement to meet again after...
Taliban claim attack on Afghan guesthouse that killed 14 (Updated)
By Hamid Shalizi and Kay Johnson The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a popular guesthouse in Kabul that killed at...
Anger and grief as Pakistan buries students massacred at school (Update 2)
By Mehreen Zahra-Malik A shocked Pakistan on Wednesday began burying 132 students killed in a grisly attack on their school by Taliban militants that has...
Afghan president visits Pakistan to try to repair damaged ties
By Katharine Houreld New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made his first state visit to neighbouring Pakistan on Friday, kicking off a two-day trip aimed at...