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Taliban attacks kill 27 Afghan troops, policemen

30 Mar 2020

Taliban insurgents have killed 27 members of the Afghan security forces, police and government officials said on Monday, as a peace effort brokered by the United States struggles to...

US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul amid multiple crises

23 Mar 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital Monday amid an ongoing political crisis, a raging Taliban insurgency and rising coronavirus cases -- all of which...

US starts troop pullout from Afghanistan

10 Mar 2020

The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the US military said on Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan...

Afghan president-elect delays inauguration to continue talks with rival

09 Mar 2020

The inauguration ceremony for Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani will take place on Monday afternoon, his spokesman said on Twitter, pushed back from the morning as was originally planned. "The...

Lasting peace should be goal in Afghanistan

01 Mar 2020

The agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban after a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanistan does send a positive signal, but hurdles remain and there is...

Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release clause in US deal

01 Mar 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with the Afghan government and civilians, included in...

Afghan presidential poll results spark confusion as loser Abdullah vows to form government

18 Feb 2020

Afghan presidential election took a peculiar turn on Tuesday as after the the poll panel declared incumbent President Ashraf Ghani the winner, the loser Abdullah Abdullah contested final results...

Afghan president wins second term in preliminary vote count

22 Dec 2019

Afghanistan's election commission said the president has won a second term, earning 50.64% of a preliminary vote count announced Sunday, but his opponents can still challenge the result. The...

Afghanistan to swap Taliban militants for American, Australian captives

12 Nov 2019

Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016,...

Afghan president, Chinese FM discuss dialogue with Taliban

05 Nov 2019

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have discussed a planned meeting in Beijing that would include Afghan figures and Taliban representatives. That meeting - known...

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