As the Taliban seized Kabul, China said it intends to develop "friendly and cooperative relations with Afghanistan". "China respects the right of the Afghan people to independently determine their own destiny and is willing to continue to develop.

Willing to develop friendly relations with Afghanistan, says China as Taliban take control

Senior American diplomat Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad who is the US special representative for Afghan reconciliation has landed in Islamabad to meet with Pakistan government and military's top brass to seek support towards a political solution to the ongoing unrest in Afghanistan.

Khalilzad seeks Pak military help to push Afghan peace forward

Fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban killed dozens in a restive eastern province, officials said Thursday, as negotiators from both sides pushed ahead with peace talks in Qatar.

Afghanistan: Over 50 people die in clashes with Taliban as Doha peace talks continue

Afghanistan's government will soon complete a Taliban prisoner release that is a key condition to the launch of peace talks with the insurgents, President Ashraf Ghani said Thursday.

Afghan President says Taliban prisoner release to be completed soon

Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begins peace talks with Kabul. Security concerns are mounting as several of the newly liberated fighters say they are ready to resume their holy war.

Afghanistan: Freed Taliban prisoners seek return to battlefield