Aghanistan

Ashraf Ghani postpones Washington trip after US envoy negotiating with Taliban abruptly returns to Qatar

Afghanistan's president has postponed a planned visit to Washington early next week where he was to discuss the US-Taliban talks on ending America's longest war, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday

Russia asks India to play 'more active role' in talks with Taliban next time as Moscow tries to bring peace to Afghanistan

A five-member Taliban delegation led by Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai attended talks with several countries including India in Moscow as part of a regional initiative organised by Russia.

Islamic State suicide bomber kills 20 people in Afghanistan's Helmand; 9 policemen killed in Taliban attack in Kandahar

An Islamic State suicide bomber killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, including a Taliban commander

At least 30 soldiers killed as Taliban targets army checkpoints in Afghanistan in first attack post Eid ceasefire

At least 30 soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters targeted two checkpoints in western Badghis province in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Kabul suicide bombing: Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Afghanistan's top clerics

The Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing on Monday that targeted a meeting of the country's top clerics in the capital, Kabul.

Afghanistan blast: 16 dead, 38 wounded as explosion rocks Kandahar; Taliban hand feared

A blast in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday caused dozens of casualties, officials said, as fighting across the country showed no sign of easing off during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.

US official says nobody's asking for Indian troops in Afghanistan; New Delhi's role focused on economy, not security

Asserting that nobody has talked about asking India to send troops to Afghanistan, a senior US administration official has said New Delhi's role in the war-torn country is focused around economic and democratic development and not on security issues.

Afghan forces kill 43 militants including 17 Islamic State fighters in multiple anti-terror ops

At least 43 militants including 17 Islamic State fighters were killed in military operations in Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday

IPL 2017 auction: Mohammad Shahzad among top Afghanistan cricketers to make historic debut

In a historic first, the BCCI has decided to include five Afghanistan cricketers including hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammed Shahzad, whose pyrotechnics had grabbed eyeballs during the last edition of World T20 in India, in the IPL auction pool.

US now less dependent on Pak for Afghan supply route: report

The Senate committee report said that only 29 percent of the total Afghan cargo supply now goes through Pakistan; which about an year ago was nearly 50 percent.