Us Taliban Peace Talks

US, Taliban will sign peace deal today ending 19-yr-long Afghanistan war; Mike Pompeo to be present during signing of agreement

The agreement mapping out a plan for peace follows months of negotiations between the US and the Taliban that have broken down before. The Pentagon has said for months that it is poised to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 8,600.

Taliban attack in Afghanistan: Toll rises to 16 with 119 injured; officials claim over 400 foreigners rescued from Kabul

The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan, late Monday night rose to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded, an official said.

Amid peace talks with US, Taliban launches 'large scale' attack on Afghan city of Kunduz, takes hospital patients hostage

The Taliban were in control of the Kunduz hospital and both sides in the fighting had casualties, an official said but could not give exact number

Roadside bomb hits bus in western Afghanistan; 32, including children, killed, 15 critically wounded

A roadside bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 15 more.

Taliban insurgents hold first-ever meet with top US official Alice Wells to discuss peace deals in Qatar

Taliban insurgents met with top US official Alice Wells and discussed peace deals in Qatar according to a senior official with the insurgent group