Trump addresses Taliban deal with senior advisors
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) The president of the United States met his national security team to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, which could lead …
Taliban: Work on agreement with US complete
Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS) The Taliban on Tuesday said that work on the agreement with the US to seek a way out of nearly two …
Latest US-Taliban talks end
Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS) The latest round of talks between the US and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, aimed at reaching an agreement to withdraw …
US, Taliban ‘likely to sign peace deal’ next week
Kabul, Aug 10 (IANS) A senior Taliban member said that the US and negotiators of the militant group will likely sign the much-awaited peace agreement …
Afghanistan not linked with Kashmir issue: Taliban to Pak
Kabul, Aug 9 (IANS) The Taliban has hit out at Pakistan for linking the situation in Afghanistan with Kashmir issue, saying that Kabul should “not …
‘Taliban’s Eid message rife with panic, fear’
Kabul, Aug 9 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has reacted to the Taliban’s Eid message, calling it rife with fear, panic and war, the media reported. …
Kashmir issue should not be linked to Afghanistan: Taliban
Kabul, Aug 9 (IANS) The Taliban on Thursday said the India-Pakistan rift over Kashmir should not be linked with the situation in Afghanistan. “Linking the …
Taliban leader ‘shows concern’ over peace talks with US
Kabul, Aug 8 (IANS) Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah on Thursday raised “doubts and concerns” about peace talks with the US to put an end to …
Taliban bombing in Kabul kills 18, injures over 100
Kabul, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and over 100 others wounded, including women and children, in a deadly car bombing outside …
Taliban threaten to hit Afghan presidential poll rallies
Kabul, Aug 6 (IANS) The Taliban on Tuesday warned that election rallies for Afghan presidential polls will be attacked, denouncing the democratic exercise due in …
Hopeful of agreement with US on ending Afghan war: Taliban
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Taliban is hopeful of sealing an agreement with the US to end the 18-year-old Afghanistan war in the crucial round …
Karzai opposes Afghan presidential polls amid Taliban talks
Kabul, Aug 1 (IANS) Presidential polls in Afghanistan should not be held in the midst of an ongoing peace process with the Taliban, former President …
Pak Taliban warn against loud music, women going out alone
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned people against playing loud music, polio vaccination and women going out without being accompanied …
Afghan announces 15-member team for talks with Taliban
Kabul, July 31 (IANS) The Afghanistan government on Wednesday said it had formed a team of 15 members for peace talks with the Taliban militant …
Will US, Taliban sign peace accord on August 1?
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) The US and the Taliban are likely to announce a peace accord on August 1, paving the way for withdrawal of …
Only Afghan govt can negotiate with Taliban: Ghani
Kabul, July 29 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that only the Afghan government has the authority to negotiate with the Taliban on …
Bangladeshi American arrested in US on Taliban-linked terror charges
New York, July 27 (IANS) A Bangladeshi American man has been arrested while allegedly attempting to travel to Pakistan to join the Taliban with the …
India to face blowback when Taliban rules Kabul: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to face the blowback when the Taliban takes over Afghanistan, the CPI-M has warned. …
Taliban storm Afghan hotel, 10 killed
Kabul, July 13 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed after a group of Taliban fighters stormed a hotel in Afghanistan’s Badghis province on Saturday, …
Time right for peace talks with Taliban, says Ghani
Kabul, July 10 (IANS) Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday stressed that talks between the government and the Taliban should happen, saying that now is …
Afghan peace talks: Taliban agrees to reduce violence
Doha, July 9 (IANS) The Taliban has agreed to reduce violence by stopping attacks on “religious centres, schools, hospitals, educational centres, bazaars, water dams and …
Taliban frees 40 Afghan security personnel
Kabul, July 8 (IANS) Taliban militants have freed 40 security personnel from their custody in Jawzjan province, an army spokesman said on Monday. The 40 …
Taliban key commander, 18 others killed in Afghan fighting
Herat (Afghanistan), July 6 (IANS) At least 10 militants, including Taliban key commander Mullah Ghousuding, and nine security personnel were killed in a fighting in …
Taliban overruns area in Afghanistan
Pul-e-Khumri (Afghanistan), July 2 (IANS) Taliban militants have captured the strategically important Kayan valley in Dushi district of Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, District Governor Sahib …
34 killed in Kabul blast, Taliban claim responsibility (2nd Lead)
Kabul, July 1 (IANS) At least 34 people were killed and 68 injured after a powerful blast claimed by the Taliban rocked the Afghan capital …
7th round of US-Taliban talks to begin on Saturday
Kabul, June 28 (IANS) The seventh round of peace talks between the US and Taliban will begin in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday amid renewed hopes …
7th round of US-Taliban peace talks next week in Doha
Kabul, June 16 (IANS) The seventh round of peace talks between US negotiators and Taliban members will take place next week in Doha, sources said, …
Taliban’s bid to overrun Afghan district foiled, 20 killed
Herat (Afghanistan), June 13 (IANS) Taliban’s attempts to capture Obe district in Afghanistan’s Herat province have been foiled with 20 insurgents killed, the police said …
Afghan forces free over 50 hostages from Taliban
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) Afghan forces have captured two detention centres of the Taliban in Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, setting free more than 50 detainees, …
38 Taliban inmates released from Afghan jail
Herat, June 10 (IANS) At least 38 militants affiliated to the Taliban have been released from a jail in Afghanistan’s Herat province, officials said on …
Ghani expresses readiness to observe ceasefire if Taliban does
Kabul, June 4 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday expressed his readiness to observe a ceasefire if the Taliban outfit also does. “The …
4 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Gardez (Afghanistan), May 27 (IANS) Four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Paktia province, …
Taliban kill 8 in Afghanistan truck bombing
Kabul, May 22 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 10 injured when a Taliban truck bomb exploded after coming under fire by security …
Taliban leader among 16 killed in Afghan air raids
Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan), May 22 (IANS) As many as 16 Taliban militants, including one of their local leaders, were killed in a series of air-strikes …
‘American Taliban’ set to leave prison this week
Washington, May 22 (IANS) John Walker Lindh, known as the “American Taliban” who was captured during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, is scheduled …
US on verge of defeat, claims chief Taliban negotiator
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The Taliban’s chief negotiator has claimed that the US is on the verge of defeat and will quit Afghanistan soon “either …
Taliban may retake Afghan control post US pullout: Gates
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that there is a “real risk” that if American troops are pulled out …
14 dead in Taliban attack on aid group in Kabul
Kabul, May 9 (IANS) The death toll of a Taliban attack targeting an international aid group in the Afghan capital jumped to 14 on Thursday, …
Taliban target international NGO in Kabul, 9 injured
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) A group of Taliban fighters on Wednesday attacked an international aid group in the centre of Afghanistan’s capital, injuring at least …
150 Taliban among 180 killed in Afghan airstrikes
Kabul, May 6 (IANS) As many as 150 Taliban and 30 civilians were killed in airstrikes by the US and Afghan forces on the militant …
Afghan military kills 52 Taliban militants
Kabul, May 5 (IANS) At least 52 Taliban militants, including two key comanders, were killed by the Afghan Army in Ghazni province, the Defence Ministry …