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Biden says it will be ‘tough’ to meet May 1 deadline for Afghanistan troop withdrawal
US President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that it will be “tough” for him to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw the last ... World News -
Iran’s next battle ground: Afghanistan
Iran is at a crossroads. It has hard political decisions to make, with each leaving marks on the regime itself, and the future of the region. If Iran ... Opinion -
Afghan talks should rotate among countries, envoy says amid delay, rising violence
Afghan peace talks, now stalled in Qatar, should be rotated to other venues, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates said, indicating the ... World News -
Russia says Taliban should be included in interim administration from among Afghans
Russia said on Friday that the Taliban should be included in any Afghan interim administration, ahead of a conference in Moscow aimed at supporting ... World News -
Buddha statue destroyed by Taliban makes appearance as 3d projection
Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan’s rugged central highlands, one of the country’s famed Buddha statues made a brief virtual return ... World News -
Top US diplomat for Afghanistan meets Pakistan army chief for Taliban peace talks
The US special envoy for Afghanistan and the commander of NATO forces there met Pakistan’s army chief on Monday to discuss the war-torn nation’s peace ... World News -
Former women's police head killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
The former head of women police in a southern Afghanistan province was seriously wounded and her husband — also a police officer — was killed Sunday ... World News -
Eight Taliban militants, three commanders killed in Pakistan raids: Security forces
Pakistani security forces say they raided militant hideouts in two different operations in former Taliban strongholds in North Waziristan Saturday, ... World News -
Taliban says met with US envoy in Qatar amid mounting violence in Afghanistan
Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan met with the Taliban in Qatar, the insurgents said Saturday, as efforts intensify to revive a peace process ... World News -
Afghan President Ghani says he is willing to discuss holding new elections
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday, in a bid to push forward peace talks with the Taliban, that his government was ready to discuss ... Middle East -
Germany warns against premature withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan
Germany called on the international community to end the military mission in Afghanistan in a responsible way and avoid a premature withdrawal of ... World News -
US envoy Khalilzad visits Kabul looking for ways to speed up Afghan peace process
The US special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad held discussions on Monday with a senior Afghan official in Kabul over ways to acceleratethe ... World News -
Afghanistan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive, but faces challenges amid violence
Afghanistan began its first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, administering doses initially to security force members, health workers and journalists, ... Coronavirus -
Video of children crying for their mother injured in Kabul attack shocks Afghanistan
A gruesome video of a Kabul blast site Sunday, showing bloodied children standing over an unconscious woman, quickly went viral and sparked fresh ... Middle East -
University professor killed in Afghan capital bomb blast, as violence spikes
A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days ... World News -
Germany warns against swift withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan
Peace talks for Afghanistan have not made sufficient progress to allow a withdrawal of foreign troops, German Defense Minister Annegret ... World News -
Afghanistan peace talks under threat as Taliban gears up for major spring offensive
Unusually intense fighting in the winter by Taliban insurgents has spurred Afghan government preparations for more violence in the warmer spring,which ... World News -
Taliban calls on US to honor withdrawal deal from war-torn Afghanistan
The Taliban on Tuesday urged the US to honor a landmark withdrawal deal under which all foreign troops would exit Afghanistan in the coming months, ... World News -
UN denounces attacks on Afghan media at time when dialogue needed most
The United Nations on Monday denounced attacks on Afghan journalists and human rights activists at a time when dialogue was needed more than ever amid ... World News -
Taliban warns NATO to push ahead with troop pullout in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Saturday warned NATO against seeking a “continuation of war,” as the alliance weighs a planned withdrawal from Afghanistan.Defense ... World News -
At least four dead as clashes, blasts intensify across Afghanistan
At least four Afghan security force members, including a commander, were killed and seven were critically injured in blasts in eastern and southern ... Middle East -
Four Pakistani soldiers, four insurgents killed in clashes near Afghanistan border
A group of militants attacked a security post in a former Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that ... World News -
Bomb explosions target Kabul police killing chief, bodyguard: Afghan official
A chain of bomb explosions targeting Kabul police on Wednesday killed a district police chief and his bodyguard, and also wounded five people, ... World News -
Five killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan’s capital
Five government employees were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series in which ... World News -
Turkmenistan hosts Taliban for talks on energy, infrastructure projects
Turkmenistan hosted Afghanistan’s Taliban for talks Saturday, the Turkmen foreign ministry said, with the gas-rich state seeking security guarantees ... Economy -
Judge shot dead amid ambush in Afghanistan
An Afghan judge was shot dead in an ambush in the eastern city of Jalalabad Wednesday, police said, the third court official killed in less than a ... World News -
US to review peace deal with Taliban, senior Biden official tells Afghan counterpart
The United States will review the peace deal reached with the Taliban under the Trump administration, a senior US official told his Afghani ... World News -
Afghan government blames Taliban for stalling peace talks
Afghan authorities lambasted the Taliban Wednesday for failing to actively participate in peace talks seeking to end the country’s long-running ... World News -
International media group condemns mob attack on radio station in north Afghanistan
An angry mob ransacked a local radio station in northern Afghanistan last week after a mosque imam incited the attackers, claiming loud music played ... World News -
Pakistani forces raid hideout, kill Taliban fighters suspected of slaying of troops
Pakistani security forces raided a hideout on Monday in a former insurgent stronghold in the country’s northwest and killed two Taliban fighters, ... World News