Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

Joe Biden determined to complete Afghanistan pullout by 31 August despite pressure from G7 leaders

"The sooner we can finish, the better," Biden said of the plan to evacuate Americans, Afghan nationals and US troops from Taliban-controlled Kabul

CIA head holds secret meeting with Taliban's top political leader as chaotic Kabul evacuation continues

While details of the discussion were not released, the meeting represents an extraordinary moment for CIA, which for two decades targeted the Taliban in paramilitary operations

Afghan govt, Taliban begin peace talks; terms of ceasefire, women's rights to be on agenda

The discussions are important in the search for lasting peace that will also provide an exit for US and NATO troops after nearly 19 years

In Afghanistan, Taliban outlasted a superpower with tenacity and carnage but isn't immune to challenges that once dragged the country into anarchy

India should go back to negotiating table with Taliban, but without abandoning Kabul in forthcoming intra-Afghan talks

Though India has more faith in Abdullah Abdullah, rather than the mercurial Ghani, its fundamental operating principle has been that a legitimate government should be central to talks, and not a sideshow.

US 'realistic' but sees opportunity for Afghan peace, says Mike Pompeo after America signs historic deal with Taliban

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US is “realistic” about the peace deal it signed with the Taliban, but is "seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation"

Taliban threatens to attack Afghan election rallies; presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh says outfit 'created, backed to suppress nation’

The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday denounced a presidential vote due next month as a sham and threatened to attack election rallies. 'This election process is nothing more than a ploy,' the Taliban said in a statement.

China does the Taliban shuffle: Beijing's invite to terror outfit's chief negotiator a bid for greater geopolitical influence

According to Beijing, the Taliban delegation visited China as part of its efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan

In a first, China admits to hosting Afghan Taliban's Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in bid for enlarged strategic role in Afghanistan

China for the first time acknowledged that it recently hosted Afghan Taliban's chief peace negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar for talks as part of its stepped-up efforts to enlarge its strategic role in Afghanistan and efforts to restore peace in the war-torn country.

Taliban agrees to talks with Afghanistan officials in a two-day meeting in Moscow amid peace negotiations with US

In a statement, the Taliban said that the group is to attend a conference marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Russia on 28 May, followed by discussions with Afghan politicians about the future of the country on 29 May.