Senior Afghan diplomat says he remains ‘optimistic,’ but Pakistani security official said talks are ‘not happening this week’
Direct peace negotiations between Afghan government and Taliban delegates expected to take place in neighboring Pakistan later this week
US Army Gen. John Nicholson takes charge as security conditions deteriorate amid Taliban-led insurgency
Police chief of the restive Helmand province tells reporters that Afghan troops detained the police personnel with the help of American military advisers in the Sangin district
United Nations says it is awaiting Pakistan's solution on status of around 1.5 million Afghan refugees, insisting they continue to need asylum and protection
Separate attacks come before planned talks next week between Afghan government and Taliban and other insurgent groups in neighboring Pakistan
Fazlullah Wahidi was visiting Pakistan to apply for a visa to Britain when he was kidnapped from the guesthouse he was staying in
Country’s official commitment to effectively address problem is weakening, eroding public trust in administration's ability to govern, monitors find
Taliban says it is unaware of upcoming peace talks with Kabul government, reiterating no such move can succeed until foreign forces completely withdraw and Sharia is enforced in country
Forces accused of executing two patients, 15-year-old boy in joint raid on hospital in Tangi Sayedan area of Daimirdad district of Wardak province
Diplomats from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and US have begun a new round of four-way discussions in Kabul
Deputy Army Chief General Murad Ali Murad also dismisses criticism Afghan forces have retreated from area under pressure from insurgents
New Delhi alleges gunmen with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group staged January 2 cross-border raid on its northern Pathankot air base
Officials say insurgents staged hit-and-run attacks on security outposts in Pandyali and nearby Michni
Three people, including two patients and a personal caretaker were killed in overnight attack, group says
In a detailed report, New York-based Human Rights Watch demands the Taliban immediately put an end to the illegal use of child soldiers
Fazlullah Wahidi, former governor of Afghanistan’s western Herat province, arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan with his family to apply for a visa to visit Britain
Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal singled out for credit Islamabad’s 'positive' cooperation for rekindling hopes for Afghan peace
UNAMA says Afghan hostilities left more than 3,500 civilians dead and nearly 7,500 others wounded in 2015, an increase of four percent in civilian casualties from previous year
Sayed Fazlullah Waheedi reportedly was visiting Islamabad with his family when he was abducted Friday; no one has claimed responsibility for disappearance
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