The remarks come after Iran confirmed Monday that the Taliban had visited Tehran for the second round of talks in just a few days that are aimed at ending the 17-year conflict.

Afghan Taliban says 'post-occupation situation' discussed with Iran

President Donald Trump's plan to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan before negotiators have struck a peace deal with the Taliban has crushed hopes among many Afghans for an end to the 17-year conflict.

'Worse every day': Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier

Under the plan, the US wants the Taliban to opt for a ceasefire in return for the release of their captive leaders.

US offers to release Afghan Taliban captives, jobs in return of ceasefire

A day after US President Trump announced the withdrawal of forces from Syria, media reports from the US said that Washington will be withdrawing 7,000 troops from Afghanistan.

Nothing to provide, says Pentagon to WION on reports of US cutting troops in Afghanistan

Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other top military officers on Thursday pledged to support all stakeholders for bringing Afghan war to a logical and peaceful conclusion.

Pakistan Army pledges to support stakeholders to bring Afghan war to peaceful conclusion 

Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war.

From dream to nightmare: Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' forced to flee

The death last week of the Taliban's senior leader in southern Afghanistan in a US air strike highlights a surge in operations amid pressure to coax the increasingly confident insurgents to accept talks to end the 17-year war.

Afghan peace push backed by surge in air strikes, operations

A US soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, taking the number of American service personnel to die in the war-torn country this year to nine. NATO's Resolute Support mission would not immediately release any details about the soldier -- the second US service member to be killed in Afghanistan this month -- or the circumstances of their death.

US soldier killed in Afghanistan: NATO

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was "in very strong" peace negotiations in Afghanistan but he did not known whether they would be successful.

Trump says US in 'very strong' negotiations in Afghanistan

The Taliban in Afghanistan have not yet shown any sign they are serious about ending their 17-year insurgency despite US efforts to push a fresh peace process, the country's de facto prime minister has said.

Afghan Taliban not serious about peace, says government chief

A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the US special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks ended with no agreement, the militant group said a day after the diplomat declared a deadline of April 2019 to end a 17-year-long war.

No pact struck with US over deadline to end Afghan war: Taliban

The Taliban has said that the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is the only way for maintaining peace and security in the region. Quoting sources, Tolo News reported that the statement was passed by the Taliban representatives who attended the Moscow Summit on Afghanistan's peace, on Friday, along with the envoys from 11 different countries including the United States.

Removing foreign powers is the only way to restore peace: Taliban

Pakistan and Afghanistan officials on Wednesday held second meeting of the Refugee Working Group during which they discussed ways for dignified repatriation of Afghan refugees.

Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss ways to enhance cooperation for Afghan refugees' repatriation

More than 50,000 militants from 21 terrorist organisations are currently operating in Afghanistan, the country's deputy Defence Minister, Hilaluddin Helal, said on Friday.

Over 50,000 militants from 21 groups are in Afghanistan: Defence Ministry

With parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20 in Afghanistan, the elections are being viewed as crucial tests run for the presidential vote and are being held after a delay of three and a half years.

Afghanistan elections could lead to withdrawal of foreign troops

Five Czech soldiers have been injured in an attack in Afghanistan only two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said on Thursday. "The attack on the Czech patrol occurred on Wednesday around 1220 GMT near the Bagram base in the Parwan province," the ministry said in a statement.

Five Czech soldiers injured in Afghanistan attack: Defence Ministry

An unprecedented ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban has sparked hopes the move may open the door for a new push for peace talks in the bloody, nearly 17-year conflict

Afghanistan's chequered history with Taliban peace talks

Prior to the incident, the clerics had announced that the Afghan war is "illegitimate and has no roots in the Sharia law

Death toll in Kabul suicide attack rises to 14

The US military has provided air support with A-10 attack aircraft and drones

US Air Force apologises for Yanny/Laurel tweet about Afghan war

The move will limit transparency, the US government's top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Monday

Pentagon blocks release of key data on Afghan war - watchdog

In a major shift in 2016, investigators documented a tenfold rise in casualties caused by Islamic State militants

Afghan war: Casualty figures among children saw sharp spike in 2016, UN says

'The first airstrike killed one policeman. When other policemen came to help, they came under a second airstrike,' police said

Now, US air raid kills eight Afghan policemen: Officials

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