Afghan War
"Pakistan encourages all parties to the conflict to engage constructively as a shared responsibility," says FO.
Updated 06 Dec, 2019 07:45am
A spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls Nakamura "one of the closest friends of Afghanistan".
Updated 05 Dec, 2019 08:38am
Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul to meet President Ashraf Ghani, a senior Afghan official says.
Updated 05 Dec, 2019 08:43am
Prosecutor alleges that Afghan security forces tortured prisoners at government detention centres.
Updated 05 Mar, 2020 06:29pm
Before taking the secret flight to Afghanistan, Trump had been expected to spend Thanksgiving in Florida.
Published 29 Nov, 2019 12:43pm
This is Trump's first visit to Afghanistan since becoming president.
Updated 29 Nov, 2019 08:03am
Taliban politburo chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif: report.
Published 27 Nov, 2019 08:44pm
"You know we’re pulling way down in Afghanistan. We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban," says Trump.
Updated 26 Nov, 2019 08:21am
UN confirms the fatality and says two other staff members wounded.
Updated 25 Nov, 2019 08:36am
In Pakistan, the EU funding will provide assistance to Afghan refugees, as well as internally displaced Pakistanis.
Updated 24 Nov, 2019 07:53am
“The United States welcomes India's substantial investment in and assistance to Afghanistan”: State Department official.
Updated 22 Nov, 2019 11:51pm
Imran Khan tells US president he must continue his efforts to facilitate a peaceful solution of the Kashmir dispute.
Updated 21 Nov, 2019 11:21pm
On Tuesday, three high-ranking Taliban prisoners were swapped for two Western professors.
Updated 21 Nov, 2019 08:37am
Interior Ministry spokesman says the Kabul Military Training Center was the target.
Published 18 Nov, 2019 11:27am
Rula Ghani also emphasises the need to negotiate a durable peace accord.
Updated 15 Nov, 2019 08:31am
Interior ministry spokesman says the dead were all civilians.
Published 13 Nov, 2019 10:19am
Washington believes that "a reduction in violence is necessary to bring about a lasting peace," says statement.
Updated 05 Nov, 2019 08:31am
UNAMA attributes 3,823 civilian casualties — 46 per cent of the total — to the Taliban in the first nine months of 2019.
Updated 04 Nov, 2019 07:56am
The children, aged nine to 12, included four from what a police spokesperson describes as a “Taliban family”.
Published 02 Nov, 2019 05:07pm
“Our suggestion is for a one-month ceasefire, followed by negotiations,” says National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.
Published 29 Oct, 2019 11:42pm
The Taliban last week said that China invited a delegation to talks in Beijing.
Published 29 Oct, 2019 11:39am
Khalilzad is in Islamabad for the second time in a month.
Updated 29 Oct, 2019 07:39am
It is hoped the quadrilateral process is carried forward so that talks between the US and Taliban resume.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 07:19am
Says the US, regional countries want a political settlement of the Afghan conflict.
Updated 27 Oct, 2019 09:21am
Pakistan had participated in an earlier round of the meeting held in Beijing in July.
Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:40pm
Last month a Taliban delegation visited Beijing for talks with government officials.
Published 23 Oct, 2019 10:31am
Before departing on his latest peace offensive, Khalilzad consulted senior US military leaders in Washington.
Updated 22 Oct, 2019 09:00am
The congressional visit coincides with one by US Defence Secretary Mark Esper.
Published 21 Oct, 2019 10:17am
No group has claimed responsibility but the government accused Taliban insurgents of being behind it.
Published 19 Oct, 2019 06:35pm
Govt official says there were multiple blasts from explosives placed inside the mosque in Nangarhar province.
Updated 18 Oct, 2019 09:27pm
