Government rubbishes claim Afghan president seeking asylum in Cyprus
Government spokesman Marios Pelekanou has denied a Turkish newspaper report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani intended to apply for asylum in the Republic of Cyprus....
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Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban (Update)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for the first time announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban on Thursday, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting...
Afghan president offers Taliban talks ‘without preconditions’
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could...
Afghanistan swears in new leader amid dispute, violence
By Kay Johnson Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just...
Afghanistan’s Karzai criticises US, Pakistan in farewell speech
By Kay Johnson and Hamid Shalizi Outgoing President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday blamed the United States for Afghanistan’s long war in a final swipe at...
Afghan presidential inauguration delayed with candidates deep in conflict
By Jessica Donati Afghanistan’s next president was due to take over on Monday but an inauguration deadline has been pushed to September as rival candidates...
Kerry pushes for a deal in second day of talks on Afghan vote crisis
By Lesley Wroughton and Maria Golovnina US Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled to produce a deal by the end of Saturday to end Afghanistan’s...
Kerry, other diplomats try to resolve disputed Afghan vote
By Lesley Wroughton US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Afghanistan’s transition to a self-reliant state hung in the balance after a contested...
US warns Afghans not to form ‘parallel government’ (Updated)
By Mohammad Aziz and Mirwais Harooni The United States warned on Tuesday that it would withdraw financial and security support from Afghanistan if anyone tried...
Afghans ignore Taliban threats and vote again in final test
By Praveen Menon and Mirwais Harooni Millions of Afghans voted in a mostly peaceful run-off to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai on Saturday,...
Under shadow of violence, Afghans vote in landmark election
By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati Voting was peaceful during the first few hours of Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday, with only isolated attacks on polling...
Explosions, gunfire near Afghan presidential candidate’s home
By Hamid Shalizi and Samar Zaak Suicide bombers attacked a building next to the house of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani and engaged in a...
