Taliban rejects Ghani’s call for ceasefire
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) The Taliban has rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s call for a ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the government’s inattention...
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US ‘violates’ peace deal, claims Taliban
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) The Taliban has shared a list of 50 attacks conducted by the US and Afghan forces following the US-Taliban peace deal...
Khalilzad, US General meet Taliban in Qatar
Kabul, April 14 (IANS) American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and General Austin S. Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, met a...
Ex-Taliban spokesman appeals to rights groups to find his missing family in Pak
New Delhi/Kabul, April 13 (IANS) Former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, who escaped from the custody of Pakistani security agencies in February this year,...
Afghan govt releases 361 Taliban prisoners
New Delhi/Kabul, April 13 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has so far released over 350 Taliban prisoners out of the 5,000 it committed to free under...
Khalilzad welcomes prisoner exchanges between Afghan govt, Taliban
Kabul, April 13 (IANS) US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has welcomed the prisoner exchange process by both the Afghan government and Taliban as per the...
Taliban frees 20 Afghan soldiers in exchange process
Kabul, April 13 (IANS) The Taliban has released 20 Afghan security forces as part a prisoners exchange process with the government in Kabul as per...
Afghan govt to release 3rd group of Taliban prisoners
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) The Afghan government is preparing to release the third group of 100 Taliban prisoners, the National Security Council spokesman Jawed Faisal...
Pak court seeks reports on ex-Taliban leader’s assets attachment
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) A Pakistan anti-terrorism court (ATC) has directed the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit reports pertaining to the attachment of...
US General meets Taliban in Doha
Kabul, April 11 (IANS) Gen. Austin S. Miller, Commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, met the Taliban leadership in Doha, said a...
Afghanistan continues with prisoner release despite Taliban protest
Kabul, April 10 (IANS) The Afghan government said a staggered prisoner release process would continue despite the Talibans withdrawal in protest against what it called...
Afghan government releases 1st group of Taliban prisoners
Kabul, April 9 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has released a first batch of 100 Taliban prisoners as a part of a prisoner-swap process expected to...
Key Taliban commander killed in foiled attack
Kabul, April 7 (IANS) A Taliban commander and his bodyguard were killed after security forces foiled an attack in Afghanistan’s Takhar province, an official said...
Taliban pulls out of prisoner swap talks with Afghan govt
Kabul, April 7 (IANS) The Taliban on Tuesday said that it was pulling out of prisoner swap talks with the Afghan government over the delay...
Ex-Taliban spokesman appeals to Imran Khan to rescue his family
New Delhi/Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, who escaped from the custody of Pakistani security agencies in February this year,...
Taliban blames US for violating Afghan peace agreement
Kabul, April 6 (IANS) The Taliban has blamed the US for violating an agreement for peace in Afghanistan which was signed between the two sides...
Afghan govt, Taliban prisoners swap postponed for 3rd time
Kabul, April 3 (IANS) Exchange of prisoners between the Afghan government and Taliban militants has been postponed for the third time, local media said in...
Afghan govt, Taliban to swap 1st batch of prisoners
Kabul, April 2 (IANS) The Afghan government and the Taliban are set to swap the first batch of their prisoners on Thursday, a move expected...
Afghan govt again delays Taliban prisoner release
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) The Afghan government on Monday said its plans to release Taliban prisoners, as per the peace deal signed between the US...
‘Afghan govt team violates US-Taliban deal’
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) The Taliban has said that it had some reservations about the peace negotiating team formed by the Afghan government, saying it...