Four key leaders from Jamiat-e-Islami who broke into two factions eight months ago, held a session behind closed doors on Sunday night to discuss their differences and the country’s peace process, a member of the party said on Monday.

Three women, one an employee of the Ministry of Telecommunication and IT, an employee of the Ministry of Education and the other an employee of the Ministry of Information and Culture were killed in an explosion that targeted their bus in the Dahan-e-Bagh area in Kabul on Monday afternoon. Kabul police initially said that 15 civilians were wounded in the […]

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was back in Kabul on Monday where he met with Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman Abdullah Abdullah. The Presidential Palace said that Khalilzad briefed President Ghani on his recent trips and activities and both discussed the next steps in the peace process. Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, […]

Two senior US military commanders have warned the war in Afghanistan will escalate in case of a full troop withdrawal from that country. The warning was issued by General Kenneth McKenzie, the US Central Command chief, and NATO’s Resolute Support commander Gen. Scott Miller in remarks published by the Los Angeles Times.

The United States has 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than it has disclosed, reports a leading American newspaper. The report comes at a time when the Biden administration is reviewing last year’s peace with the Taliban on a full troop withdrawal from the country by May 1.

Al Jazeera has reported the Taliban have expressed scepticism about the US proposal for an interim government in Afghanistan. But Dr. Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the rebel group’s Qatar office, said the US participatory government idea was still under their consideration.

At least 15 civilians were wounded on Monday when an IED was detonated against a bus they were traveling in, police said. The blast occurred at 15:30 local time in PD2 area of Dahan-e-Bagh in Kabul.

Sources from the High Council for National Reconciliation and Sapedar Palace confirmed on Monday that the Afghanistan government delegation, led by Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, will attend the Moscow summit this week. So far no further details on the number of delegates nor their identities have been revealed.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Monday and immediately met with Afghan leaders to discuss the recent developments around the peace process. The Presidential Palace (ARG) said Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani on Monday afternoon. ARG stated they discussed Khalilzad’s recent trips to neighboring countries and to Doha and the next steps in […]

Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Monday called on government to take serious measures to safeguard Afghan journalists. Marking National Journalist Day, which falls on March 17, Mir Rahman Rahmani, Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, said that supporting journalists is supporting freedom of speech.