Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan, Iranian State TV reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran´s Supreme National Security Council, told visiting Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar that the U.S. seeks to continue the war in neighboring Afghanistan.

The two government workers were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in the Farm Ada area in Jalalabad city this morning. Two government workers were killed on Thursday morning by unidentified gunmen in Jalalabad city, local officials said. In a separate incident, three people were wounded in a blast targeting a border police vehicle, also in Jalalabad.

The first blast occurred at 8:04 am local time in the Despechari area in PD15 of Kabul city. Four explosions at separate locations occurred in Kabul on Wednesday, with Kabul police so far confirming that two police personnel were wounded in the Despechari area and a source claiming that two police had been killed and two more were wounded in […]

Abdullah said the opportunity for peace should not be wasted, and concessions could be made if the Taliban committed to an agreement. Chairman the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said that several opportunities for bringing peace in the country have been lost, stating that the country can’t afford the current opportunity for peace to be […]

Three soldiers were wounded in an attack of militants on a convoy of Nangarhar governor in Haska Mina district of the province on Thursday, officials said.

The Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that 32 people including 20 civilians, were released from a Taliban prison in northern Baghlan province during a special operation by the commandos force.

The Taliban say their political delegation met with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani and other officials during its visit to Tehran. A delegation led by Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar, head of the Taliban’s Qatar office, arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday.

Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani on Wednesday said the peace process had entered a new deadlock, with the Taliban trying to gain more privileges and some circles in the Presidential Palace creating hurdles.

Four people were killed and three others injured in two separate attacks in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, an official said.

Security officials on Thursday claimed 52 Taliban militants have been killed and 16 others wounded during ongoing operations in three districts of southern Kandahar province. The operations are underway in Babran area of Arghandab, Khyber mountain of Panjwai district and Yaro Kala area of Dand district.