Afghanistan

KABUL: The Afghan air force conducted multiple strikes on Taliban positions on Saturday that killed more than 30 insurgent fighters, officials said, as President Ashraf Ghani once again called for a ceasefire. The Taliban claimed the strike had killed nearly two dozen civilians including women and children in the latest …

KABUL: The Taliban accused Afghan security forces on Sunday of re-arresting insurgents who had been released as part of a crucial prisoner swap meant to kick-start peace talks. They said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) had detained an unspecified number of insurgents released under the exchange programme, warning Kabul …

GHAZNI: An Afghan girl shot dead two Taliban fighters and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, officials said. The incident happened last week when insurgents stormed the home of Qamar Gul, a teenager from a village in the …

A top US general says the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan has so far failed to honor its commitments under a deal with the United States, contrasting other US officials who have indicated the agreement is moving ahead smoothly. Marine General Frank McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command, …

Dozens of people have been wounded in a car bomb blast followed by a shooting attack near an office of the Afghan intelligence agency in the northern province of Samangan. Clashes broke out between Afghan security forces and unknown gunmen on Monday following the bomb attack that targeted a government …

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that violence by Taliban is threatening the country’s peace process, as his administration prepares for talks with the militant group. “If the Taliban continue fighting, the Afghan peace process will face serious challenges,” Ghani told online attendees from international organizations and several nations on …

TEHRAN: Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian met and held talks with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief and head of the political office of the Taliban in Qatar. Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian met with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political …

KUNDUZ: A mortar bomb blast inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan killed at least nine students on Thursday, police said. “As per the initial investigation, the explosion was caused by a mortar that had somehow been carried inside the madrassa,” said police spokesman Khalil Asir, adding many of the …

BRUSSELS: The reduction of NATO forces in Afghanistan will be decided by the full coordination of our allies. Operations in Afghanistan are aimed at maintaining peace in the country at all costs, said the NATO Secretary-General on Thursday. This was said during an online conference of the Defence Ministers of …

MAZAR SHARIF: Taliban fighters killed at least 18 Afghan security personnel on Wednesday in two attacks on checkpoints in the north, officials said, the latest violence ahead of expected peace talks. In one pre-dawn raid, militants killed 12 Afghan security force members when they stormed a checkpoint in Jawezjan province, …