Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday conveyed its concerns to Afghanistan regarding recent remarks made by the Afghan leadership against Islamabad with regards to its relationship with the Taliban in the light of the US drawdown from its neighbouring country.
Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): Beijing is torn between seizing the potential opportunity presented by the United States finally pulling out of Afghanistan, and the widespread, well-founded fear that the country could plunge once again into civil war and chaos.
Doha [Qatar] May 17 (ANI): Amid the final drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban has agreed to begin substantive talks with the Republic team in Doha in the coming days, which would end the peace process stalemate.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): More than 20 civilians were killed in violent incidents in different areas of Afghanistan on the first and second days of Eid festival.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Five terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighter planes struck a Taliban hideout in Dand-e-Patan district of the eastern Paktia province on Sunday, a statement of the provincial police said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): Amid the final drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani has emphasised the need for a decision on peace by the regional players, and for Europe's much-needed role to "get Pakistan on board" on the ongoing peace talks with Taliban.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): The ongoing fighting between the Pakistan government and the Taliban in northwest Pakistan has forced many residents to flee from their homes and some of them are living in caves to escape the violence.
Doha [Qatar], May 15 (ANI): After months of stalled negotiations, the Afghan government's negotiating team and the Taliban leadership met in Doha, Qatar on Friday to discuss speeding up peace talks.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Declining vaccination rates in Pakistan have been linked to operations undertaken by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2011 apparently under the guise of a vaccination programme to try and locate Osama Bin Laden.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in violence, the Taliban overran a district in Wardak province in central Afghanistan near Kabul.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12 (ANI): As many as 15 suicide attacks and dozens of other attacks have been carried out in the country by the Taliban since the start of Ramzan on April 13, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan said on Tuesday.
Kabul [Afghanistan] May 11 (ANI): Around 75 per cent of total mining sites in Afghanistan are under the control of Taliban and local strongmen, leading to their dominance in the sector which has the potential to generate large government revenues in the country.