KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) says that the Taliban delegation and the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad had reached agreements over a number of issues. Khalilzad met for the second time with the members of Taliban political office in Qatar, after which he offered hopes of …

KABUL: The former president, Hamid Karzai in a meeting with the US special envoy for the reconciliation of Afghanistan promised to support any move leading towards the peace and strength of the national sovereignty in Afghanistan, his office said Tuesday.  Zalmay Khalilzad informed Karzai of the fresh development regarding the …

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says that the country’s current problems were caused by lack of properly learning Prophet Mohammad’s morality. Ghani who was addressing a number of religious scholars on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) birth anniversary in Kabul, said Tuesday that the prophet was fighting against violence and …

KABUL: The cases of five ministers sent to the attorney general office are under prosecution, said the anti-corruption special secretariat, without identifying them or providing details if they were members of the current cabinet. It also refused to disclose the crimes of these ministers. Meanwhile, sources in the government have …

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday evening inside a wedding hall in Kabul, where religious scholars had gathered to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, killing more than 50 people and injuring 83, government officials said. Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for the Kabul Police said a suicide bomber …

KABUL: Several notorious commanders of the Islamic State-Khurasan were among 50 Daesh terrorists killed in an offensive in eastern Nangarhar province in which security forces decimated a handful of hideouts over past week, officials said Tuesday. Governor Spokesman Attaullah Khogyani confirmed that Daesh commanders were among the terrorists killed in …

KABUL: Nine Taliban were killed and eight wounded after security forces engaged in clashes with the Taliban militants in southern Ghazni province as part of an ongoing counterinsurgency operation, according to military authorities. A statement from 203rd Tandar Corps said on Tuesday that five militants were killed and as many …

AT Monitoring Desk-WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump slammed Pakistan for what he said ‘doing nothing for the US’ and said that the country sheltered al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for years. Trump told Fox news in an interview that people in Pakistan knew the top terrorist leader was living there. …

Second round of meeting between the Taliban and the U.S. special envoy for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad ended without any agreement. Earlier there were reports that the U.S. government is considering postponement of the Afghan presidential elections which was categorically rejected by all sides including the Afghan government. Khalilzad has …

AT-KABUL:  The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on Afghanistan, reaffirming its long-term commitment to supporting the Afghans in their path towards peace, security and prosperity. The EU Council welcomed ‘the growing consensus among key Afghan, regional and international stakeholders on the parameters of a potential peace process, …