US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: media

The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported. Talks between the United...

US Afghanistan envoy meets Pakistani officials

The special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan on Friday held meetings with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership seeking Islamabad’s crucial help to strike a peace...

India cannot afford to lose Afghanistan & Bangladesh’s favor

Opinion | This had to happen: The friendliest and the closest neighbor that India ever had since its independence, Afghanistan, has cast aside diplomatic niceties...

Is United States serious about Talks with Taliban?

The United States announced Thursday a pause in talks with the Taliban after an attack near a US airbase in Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/JimLaPorta/status/1204762801983627264 "When I met the...

US won’t say NO, Afghanistan won’t back down: Future of Afghan War?

Opinion | The revelation of Afghanistan Papers, a trove of documents regarding the Afghan war, by Washington Post is another twist in the intricate puzzle...

How much does US pay for its allies defences? More importantly, Why?

Since the start of Donald Trump’s run for the US presidency in 2015, he has been critical of the amount of money US allies...

Nakamura’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan: Alive even in death

Opinion | Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who dedicated his life to improving lives in war-torn Afghanistan, was killed in a brutal attack on...

US officials bent on hiding the violence in Afghanistan

Senior US officials insisted that progress was being made in Afghanistan despite clear evidence the war there had become unwinnable, The Washington Post reported...

PIA flight from Kabul to Islamabad barred from beginning its journey

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Kabul to Islamabad was stopped, on Monday, from using the runway and flying back to the federal...

US-Taliban peace talks to resume!

The US negotiator on Afghanistan will shortly resume talks with the Taliban and seek efforts toward a ceasefire, officials said Wednesday, three months after...

Taliban say ‘way too early’ to speak of resuming talks with US

The Taliban said Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested...

Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban talks back on

President Donald Trump said Thursday the US had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to celebrate the...