US envoy says latest peace talks with Taliban 'most productive' so far
Substantive progress made on all four parts of a peace deal: counterterrorism assurances, troop withdrawal, participation in intra-Afghan dialogue and ...
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Taliban say latest round of talks with US 'critical'
Two sides sitting down in hopes of working out the finer points of an agreement to end America's longest-running war, ...
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
US intelligence official based in Afghanistan calls recent wave of attacks in Kabul "practice runs" for even bigger attacks in ...
Afghan women push for voice in talks, fearing loss of rights
Women's rights activists are just as worried about warlords and the strongmen who dominate Afghanistan's U.S.-backed leadership as they are ...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack
Radical Sunni group's Amaq news agency claimed bombing at Communications Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, which killed four civilians ...
Taliban says it will meet US negotiators in Pakistan next week
The talks would come a week ahead of previously scheduled negotiations between the two sides in Qatar on Feb. 25.
US Senate votes to oppose snap withdrawal from Syria, Afghanistan
The amendment acknowledged progress against Islamic State and al-Qaida in Syria and Afghanistan but warned that "a precipitous withdrawal" could ...
US says it will not hesitate to act against Iranian weapons violations
The Pentagon's presentation of the hardware, much of which was handed over by Saudi Arabia, coincides with growing concern in ...