Afghan War
Pompeo demands “demonstrable evidence” from Taliban that they can and will reduce violence before signing an accord.
Published 03 Feb, 2020 04:07pm
US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived from Qatar today to hold meetings with FM Qureshi and COAS Bajwa.
Updated 31 Jan, 2020 05:56pm
US president reiterates need for lasting reduction in violence in meeting with Afghan counterpart.
Updated 23 Jan, 2020 09:30am
Ad campaign calls for an immediate end to the 18-year-old war and a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Updated 21 Jan, 2020 08:41am
Agree to reduce operations to facilitate withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.
Updated 18 Jan, 2020 07:59am
If an agreement is reached, the move could revive hopes for a long-term solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.
Updated 17 Jan, 2020 01:58pm
Foreign minister was speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Updated 17 Jan, 2020 10:42pm
Karzai is in New Delhi to participate in the government sponsored Raisina Dialogue.
Updated 15 Jan, 2020 08:34am
More than 2,400 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since October 2001.
Updated 12 Jan, 2020 09:06am
The Taliban have intensified their attacks in northern Afghanistan in recent days.
Updated 02 Jan, 2020 08:30am
The denial comes after reports emerged of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after 18 years of war.
Updated 30 Dec, 2019 04:27pm
A list of about 5,000 Taliban prisoners has been given to the Americans.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:14pm
It provides a window during which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed.
Updated 30 Dec, 2019 04:15pm
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement sent to media claims responsibility for the attack.
Published 28 Dec, 2019 02:02pm
The Taliban quickly claim responsibility for the attack.
Updated 27 Dec, 2019 09:01am
The Taliban have previously accused the activists of being financed by the Kabul government among others.
Updated 26 Dec, 2019 08:16am
Military base was shared between the army and the National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan's intelligence agency.
Published 24 Dec, 2019 02:03pm
"Even by Afghanistan’s grim standards, 2019 has been particularly deadly for children," says Unicef executive director.
Updated 24 Dec, 2019 08:31am
Incident is likely to affect ongoing peace talks
Published 24 Dec, 2019 07:05am
"This has been very transparent. It's not like this war was hiding somewhere," Mark Esper tells reports.
Updated 21 Dec, 2019 03:09pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Khalilzad discussed several topics including the need for a ceasefire: spokesman.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 05:27pm
American senator discusses Afghan reconciliation process with Imran, Gen Bajwa.
Updated 17 Dec, 2019 08:08am
Defence secretary says withdrawal will take place even if the Taliban don’t finalise an agreement.
Updated 16 Dec, 2019 08:22am
The explosion happened in the volatile district of Jaghatu in Ghazni province.
Updated 14 Dec, 2019 08:47am
US special envoy Khalilzad discusses reconciliation process with Qureshi, Gen Bajwa.
Updated 14 Dec, 2019 08:03am
It is not clear if Taliban's targeting of US's largest Afghan military base would affect renewed talks.
Updated 11 Dec, 2019 09:21pm
Congressman Max Rose, a New York Democrat, calls for an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Updated 11 Dec, 2019 07:55am
A damning new report shows the extent to which America tried to cover up its failures in Afghanistan.
Published 11 Dec, 2019 06:55am
The Taliban have denied any connection to the slaying.
Updated 07 Dec, 2019 08:43am
The Asia Foundation survey for 2019 includes 17,812 men and women 18 years of age and older from throughout Afghanistan.
Updated 06 Dec, 2019 08:46am
