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A special unit of Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of Afghan security forces Tuesday night, killing 34 even as the insurgent group holds peace talks with the Kabul government to end the 19-year war. . The night attack by Taliban fighters, some armed with night vision goggles and laser-assisted rifles, …

WASHINGTON: Despite high-level diplomacy, hiring a major lobbying firm and offering its influence with the Taliban to the United States to reduce violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan will not be able to escape the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), said Mariam Solaimankhail, member of Afghanistan parliament. The …

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has maintained close ties with the Taliban despite the Taliban’s assurances to the United States to sever ties with the group, a senior UN official said. “High-level figures remain in Afghanistan, as well as hundreds of armed operatives,” Edmund Fitton-Brown, coordinator of the United Nations monitoring …

In the context of the intense attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, a senior Afghan official has said that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) fighters are involved in the fighting. The crucial province has seen violent clashes between the Taliban and Afghan forces since last weekend, and …

India’s participation in the opening session of the negotiations was welcomed by the people of Afghanistan and also by the rest of the international community, says the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan. The chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation has been in …

The Afghan leadership will have no worries if India decides to engage with the Taliban, although a final decision on this matter is the prerogative of New Delhi, Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah said on Saturday. Abdullah, chairman of the Higher Council for National Reconciliation, is the senior Afghan leader …

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on Friday and assured that India is committed to peace, prosperity and stability in the neighboring country. The two leaders also discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues during the meeting. “Nice to meet HCNR President @DrabdullahCE. A good discussion …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday that India continues to support the peace process in Afghanistan. Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan, met with Modi at his official residence to brief him on the peace process and ongoing talks …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday that India continues to support the peace process in Afghanistan. Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan, met with Modi at his official residence to brief him on the peace process and ongoing talks …

Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator, Abdullah Abdullah, arrived in India on Tuesday afternoon for a five-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. Abdullah’s visit is part of an outreach to key countries in the region to support negotiations between the …