Relatives say the activists went missing last week after they exposed a pedophile ring in the Afghan province of Logar
At least nine civilians are reported killed in an unrelated government air strike
There was no immediate reaction from the Taliban on the stalled talks
Reaction comes a day after a senior American diplomat spoke critically of the multibillion-dollar collaboration, known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Conversation follows prisoner swap that won freedom for two university professors who had been held hostage by the Afghan Taliban since August 2016
Separately, Taliban insurgents killed 13 Afghan security forces in Kunduz
Nawaz Sharif, 69, serving a seven-year jail term for corruption and money laundering, was released on bail last month on medical grounds
A court gives former prime minister Nawaz Sharif four weeks before he has to return to continue his sentence and face other charges
They say American side did not show up at mutually agreed upon venue in Afghanistan
It becomes the first country to deploy the WHO-recommended vaccine into its routine immunization program
Four employees of a foreign private security company were among those wounded
A US military spokesman told VOA it was aware of reports an American airstrike may have resulted in ANA casualties
Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has unilaterally withdrawn his team’s election observers from the recounting process ahead of Thursday’s scheduled announcement of the preliminary results from the September 28 polls
Prime Minister Imran Khan says he hopes the initiative will lead to improved ties with India
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday as bilateral tensions remain high
Islamabad officials insist border fencing program will help prevent terrorist infiltration and movements of smugglers in either direction, addressing mutual security concerns
Islamabad has closed consular operations in Kabul, a move which stranded hundreds of Afghan visa seekers on Monday
Afghan government sources have confirmed to VOA talks on the fate of two Western hostages held by the Taliban are in progress; there has been no comment from US officials
A cooking accident sparked the fire, but the minister for railways said most died jumping off the train
Adviser to President Ashraf Ghani on national security, revealed details of the plan at a news conference as officials confirmed to VOA a fresh Taliban attack in northern Jowzjan province killed at least 20 Afghan forces
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