Warring sides in Afghanistan have accused each other of staging fresh battlefield attacks as their representatives held a second day of historic, U.S.-brokered peace talks Sunday away from home in Qatar.
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Taliban secured release of wife of senior AQIS leader
The wife of Asim Umar, a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent who was killed during a raid in a Taliban stronghold last fall, was among the 5,000 prisoners released by the Afghan government.
Read more ›Taliban Name Cleric as Chief Negotiator for Afghan Peace Talks
Afghanistan’s warring factions are set to begin their first direct peace talks early next week in Qatar amid U.S.-led international calls for them to seize the “historic opportunity” to end the country’s long war.
Read more ›Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10
A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said. The attack killed at least 10 people.
Read more ›U.S. envoy meets new Taliban chief negotiator as Afghan peace talks near
U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting in Doha with the head of the new Taliban team due to open peace talks with a team representing the Afghan government, the Islamist insurgent group said on Tuesday.
Read more ›Taliban Fighters Attack Previously Spared Afghan Province
For the first time in two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, a historically secure province, Panjshir, has come under attack. Authorities say several members of the Taliban kidnapped locals on Tuesday, with residents saying they have taken up arms to help Afghan security forces.
Read more ›Afghan Rivals Gather in Qatar for Historic US-Backed Peace Talks
Representatives of Afghanistan’s warring factions have gathered in Qatar for historic U.S.-brokered peace negotiations starting Saturday that aim to find a political settlement to the South Asian country’s long war.
Read more ›Afghan Peace Talks and Uncertainty over the Taliban’s Commitment
After clearing the latest hurdle of a prisoner swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, there will now be a push to capitalize on the momentum to move forward with peace talks.
Read more ›Prisoners sought by Taliban on flight to Doha, peace talks this weekend
Six prisoners sought by the Taliban left Kabul on a flight to Doha on Thursday evening, two government sources told Reuters, as the insurgents confirmed they would start long-awaited peace talks on Saturday.
Read more ›Afghan government to start talks with Taliban, raising hopes for peace after decades of war
From 2009 to last year, more than 100,000 civilians were killed or injured in the war-torn nation, according to United Nations estimates.
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