Air strikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on Saturday, local officials said, as battle intensified there and in southern Helmand province.

Air strikes kill dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds

An attack claimed by the Taliban killed four people and wounded 31 on Saturday during a celebration in the Afghan city of Lashkar Gah. Afghanistan's multi-day celebrations to mark its traditional new year have been marred by several attacks, beginning with explosions claimed by Islamic State in the capital of Kabul on Thursday that killed six people and wounded 23.

Four killed, 31 injured in explosion at Afghan celebration, Taliban claims responsibility

A suicide bomber on Friday killed one person and injured four, all members of the same family, in an attack in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, police said.

Afghan suicide bomber hits family; kills one, injures four

An Afghan woman has become the first to win a popular singing competition, with her victory coming as fears grow that women could lose hard-won rights if the US does a peace deal with the Taliban.

As fear grows for women's rights in Afghanistan, 20-year-old wins Afghan-American star for the first time

War-torn Afghanistan has delayed its presidential election until September 28, officials announced Wednesday, the second time the ballot has been put back and five months later than it was originally scheduled to be held.

Afghanistan presidential election delayed to September 28: Officials

The Pentagon has not received any order from President Donald Trump to withdraw troops from war-torn Afghanistan, a top US commander said Thursday. "We've not--congressman, we've not been directed to withdraw (troops from Afghanistan), and there are no orders to withdraw anything," Commander of the US Central Command, General Joseph Votel told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing.

No direction to withdraw troops from Afghanistan: US general

An explosion rattled a large ceremony in western Kabul Thursday, with the event abruptly cancelled and sending attendees fleeing -- including chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other leading government officials.

Blast strikes near major political gathering in Kabul: Report

Machines rule our lives even today. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasing and it itself is becoming more intelligent. People have become addicted to machines and machines are studying poetry and painting.

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Afghanistan: Report

Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad early Wednesday with casualties feared, an Afghan official said, as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport.

Afghanistan: Multiple blasts hit Jalalabad, casualties feared

At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack early Wednesday on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in the war-torn country.

At least 16 killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan: Provincial spokesman

Describing the ongoing talks with the Taliban in Doha as an "incredibly complicated" negotiation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hoped that there is sufficient progress in the deliberations for him to travel in the next couple of weeks to move it further.

Talks with Taliban an incredibly complicated negotiation: US Secretary of State Pompeo

A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan, officials said Friday, as fighting continues in the war-torn country amid a pause in ongoing peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators in Doha.

Taliban attacks US-Afghan base in Helmand: Officials

The US and the Taliban have paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend following "solid" talks between the adversaries.

US, Taliban pause negotiations in Doha following 'solid' talks

Afghanistan is planning to hold a grand council of tribal elders and political leaders next month to discuss how to end the Taliban insurgency, a presidential peace envoy said, as Taliban officials and US diplomats prepared to resume talks in Qatar on Monday.

Afghanistan to hold grand council of tribal elders, political leaders to discuss peace talks

Afghan surgeon Hedayatullah Hedayat has treated thousands of civilians wounded in conflict over the past 15 years -- victims of attacks from shootings to bomb blast -- but he never gets used to the horrors of war.

'It's a trauma': Afghan doctors on the frontline of war

More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two decades of fighting, according to a UN report released Sunday.

Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN

Afghan Taliban leaders said on Thursday that their new political chief will not be attending peace talks with US envoys due to take place in Qatar next week. US officials had been keen to negotiate with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, hoping the Taliban's co-founder and military veteran would add momentum and have the clout to discuss tough issues surrounding the end of America's longest war.

New Taliban political chief to miss upcoming Afghan peace talks with US envoys in Qatar

Washington will not unilaterally withdraw from Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday, as NATO said the Kabul government must be brought into US peace talks with the Taliban to end the country's 17-year war.

No unilateral US pullout from Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

Soviet authorities themselves condemned the USSR's bloody occupation of Afghanistan, but 30 years later some in Vladimir Putin's Russia are coming to see the operation in a more positive light.

Russia seeks to vindicate Afghan war, 30 years after pullout

The Afghan government, which was not invited in last week`s Moscow talks, slammed Russia for allowing the United Nations blacklisted Taliban members to take part in the talks.

Afghan Government slams Russia for allowing UN blacklisted Taliban to attend Moscow talks

Afghan and NATO forces are planning to launch more operations in Kandahar to clear it of the Taliban, said Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Assadullah Khalid after touring the province along with NATO forces commander General Scott Miller.

More security operations in Kandahar planned to clear it of Taliban: Afghan acting Defence Minister

The US may offer Pakistan a free trade agreement (FTA) in return for its assistance in ending the Afghan war, a media report said on Thursday. Dawn reported from Washington that official sources said that US Senator Lindsey Graham, who visited Islamabad this week, is believed to have discussed this idea with Pakistani leaders.

US may offer free trade agreement to Pakistan to assist in ending Afghan war: Report

The Taliban attack on an Afghan intelligence base on Monday in which dozens were killed is among the deadliest since the fall of the group's regime in 2001. Here is a summary of the deadliest attacks, which have all occurred after 2007: 2018 December 24: An hours-long bomb and gun attack on a Kabul government compound kills at least 43 people.

Deadliest attacks in Afghanistan since 2007

Pakistan will host the next round of talks between the US and Afghan Taliban in Islamabad, it was decided on Friday during a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, according to a media report.

Pakistan to host next round of peace talks between US and Afghan Taliban in Islamabad: Report

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