Al Qaeda and its regional branch, Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, continue to operate across Afghanistan despite repeated claims by the Taliban that the group has no presence in the country, the Long War Journal said in a report. According to the report, Al Qaeda’s enduring presence in Afghanistan is visible both through press reporting on Coalition operations against […]

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) on Saturday to discuss the peace process and the upcoming Istanbul summit. “Khalilzad met with Ghani twice during the day and discussed the upcoming Istanbul summit, the timeframe, finalization of the list of participants, and […]

Chinese investors at a joint expo in Kabul on Friday said they are willing to invest in Afghanistan if they are provided the environment by the Afghan government, according to the private sector representatives and organizers of the event. The organizer of the event, Yuming Hui, a Chinese citizen who has lived in the country for the last 20 years, […]

Last week was one of the deadliest weeks in the past three months as 107 people were killed and 110 more were wounded in various security incidents, most of which were attacks on security outposts, in various parts of the country, according to data collected by TOLOnews. Of those killed from April 3 to April 9, 79 were security force […]

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Saturday and held a meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, and the leadership committee of the council, to discuss the peace process, the reconciliation council said. Khalilzad also met with President Ashraf Ghani and according to the Presidential Palace statement, they discussed the peace process […]

Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar met with Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan on Wednesday, who assured the Afghan government of its continued cooperation and support for the peace process and in the fight against terrorism. Atmar expressed gratitude for NATO’s support and welcomed the decisions taken at recent meetings of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers on Afghanistan […]

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday where the two discussed bilateral relations and issues of regional and global importance including the Afghan peace process. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan government, Khan reiterated the importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with Russia as a key foreign policy priority. He expressed […]

The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan may create uncertainty in neighbouring Xinjiang, but might improve China’s security environment in the longer run, analysts have said.

Local officials in Kandahar said that the Arghandab district in Kandahar has been retaken from the Taliban following an operation by security forces. Some parts of the district were under Taliban influence over the last few months, according to officials. Mines have been planted along roads connected to the district, which will delay the return of displaced people to their […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishanka, said India is an important player in the political settlement in Afghanistan and that it should be engaged in international efforts supporting the Afghan peace efforts. Quoted by the Hindustan Times in a report on Tuesday, Lavrov said that India should “undoubtedly” be part of international […]