Opinion: US Rams down Taliban Pact: Stabilisation vis-a`-vis shifting political allainces

The manner in which the Trump administration is ramming down the Afghan throat a peace settlement is disconcerting. Delhi’s silence is more so. One...

Afghans celebrate peace first time in decades

Afghans woke in peace with week long partial truce after the Taliban, the US and local forces all agreed to a lull that could...

Finally, US and Afghan Taliban sign a ceasefire

A seven-day "reduction in violence" between the US and the Afghan Taliban will begin on Saturday, officials say. The partial truce is scheduled to...

Opinion: Forty years of Afghan Refugees: Effects on Pakistan & their repatriation

This year, Afghan refugees are completing 40 years of their stay in Pakistan. The UN Secretary-General is visiting Pakistan to participate in a conference...

New Afghan President Presents Taliban Olive Branch For Peace

In Afghan Presidential elections, people have elected Ashraf Ghani once again. Soon after wining elections, AFGHAN President Ghani offered an olive branch to the...

Afghanistan at the Brink of Peace: Will Taliban & US come to a Deal?

All indications are that the United States and Taliban are on the verge of concluding a peace deal in Afghanistan. The US Secretary of...

US-Taliban Partial deal raises hope for a comprehensive deal

The United States said Thursday it has secured a seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan that it hopes will allow it to strike a...

Progress in U.S-Taliban talks, Pompeo calls Afghan President

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that “notable progress” had been made in...

Suicide blast near military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack has struck near the main entrance of a military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, local media report. The blast has led to...

Afghans celebrate ‘Skateistan’ victory at the Oscars

Afghans took to social media Monday to celebrate a rare piece of good news for the war-torn country after a film "Learning to Skateboard...

TTP leader, involved in APS attack of 2014, killed in Afghanistan

A key leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the mother organization of the Pakistani Taliban, who was accused to have been involved in the APS...

US Army will not Serve as Law Enforcement: Trump seeks Withdrawal from Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his vow to negotiate a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he had no desire to kill "hundreds...