Dozens of powerful Afghans including bitter rivals will meet with the Taliban in Doha Sunday, amid separate talks between the US and the insurgents seeking to end 18 years of war.

Dozens of powerful Afghans including bitter rivals to meet Taliban today

Talks between the US and the Taliban are being paused for two days while another summit with Afghan representatives takes place, a Taliban spokesman said Saturday.

US-Taliban talks to pause for intra-Afghan summit

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani is in Pakistan on a two-day visit. Ghani also held meeting with Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. So what was being discussed? Why is the visit crucial for both Pakistan & Afghanistan? Here's a report.

Gravitas: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visits Pakistan

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Pakistan on Thursday on a two-day official visit to the country on the invitation extended by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrives in Pakistan on two-day visit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held a meeting in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed the Afghan peace process. "One on one meeting held between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Islamabad.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hold meeting, discuss peace process

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani will visit Pakistan on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, less than a week after its neighbour hosted Afghan opposition leaders to discuss ways to end an 18-year-long war.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to visit Pakistan in bid to step up peace effort

Britain on Monday announced a new 170 million-pound ($215 million) five-year aid package of urgent food, water and medicine assistance for people in Afghanistan.

UK announces $215 million food, water and medical help for Afghanistan

PM Modi Is Expected To Meet Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani On The Sidelines Of The SCO Summit. Here's How The Relationship Stands. India's Former Ambassador To Afghanistan Speaks On India-Afghanistan Ties Ahead Of Modi's Meeting With Ashraf Ghani.

Gravitas: SCO Summit: PM to meet Afghan President

Will back legitimate government chosen through democratic path: PM Modi to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday late evening for a bilateral meet on the sidelines of SCO Summit held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday late evening for a bilateral meet on the sidelines of SCO Summit held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Will back legitimate government chosen through democratic path: PM Modi to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

At least 38 militants affiliated to the Taliban have been released from jail in Afghanistan`s Herat province, officials said on Monday. The inmates were among the 900 Taliban detainees lodged in various government jails, the provincial governor`s spokesman Jailani Farhad was cited as saying by Xinhua news agency.

38 Taliban inmates released from Afghan jail

At least 170 Taliban prisoners have been released from the Pul-e-Charkhi and another 130 jail inmates are expected to be freed on Tuesday, a move that has come when peace talks are underway to end the nearly-two decades-long civil war in Afghanistan.

Amid peace talks, Kabul releases more than 200 Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledged Tuesday to release nearly 900 inmates from prisons across Afghanistan. During an address to the nation for Eid -- the festival marking the end of Ramadan -- Ghani said 887 inmates would be set free.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledges to release nearly 900 prisoners

A Taliban delegation met a group of senior Afghan politicians in Moscow on Tuesday, insisting that international forces must leave Afghanistan for peace to be agreed, amid gathering diplomatic efforts to end the 18-year war.

Taliban say 'occupation' must end for Afghan peace as delegates meet in Moscow

Mariam Wardak speaks exclusively to WION on Ghani's ex-security advisor's big claim that presidential palace asks women for 'sexual favours'

'Sexual favours' charge hits Afghan government

Afghanistan's parliament descended into chaos on Sunday when lawmakers brawled over the appointment of a new speaker, an inauspicious start to the assembly which was sitting for the first time since chaotic elections last year.

First session of Afghan parliament ends in brawl over new speaker

Election officials in Afghanistan should do more to ensure delayed presidential polls can take place in September, the US embassy in Kabul said Thursday. The election was initially slated for April 20, but as the date drew closer it grew obvious that overwhelmed poll officials were unprepared -- owing to them still tallying results from a nationwide parliamentary ballot in October.

Afghan election workers must prepare for presidential polls in September: US

Six Taliban terrorists, including a key commander of the group, were killed in an anti-terrorism operation carried out by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Balkh province on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Key Taliban commander among 6 terrorists killed in anti-terrorism operation

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's Special Representative for Regional Affairs for Consensus on Peace, Mohammad Umer Daudzai, has arrived in New Delhi and will hold a meeting with External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.

Ashraf Ghani's special envoy reaches Delhi as India increases engagement with other forces on Afghan peace process

Talks with the Taliban on ending Afghanistan's war are making steady but slow progress, the chief US envoy involved in the negotiations said on Friday while signalling growing frustration with relentless militant violence.

Relentless Taliban violence casts a pall over 'slow' Afghan talks

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged the Taliban to accept the demand of a Ramadan ceasefire offered by the government in an effort to fast track the peace and reconciliation process in the war-torn country.

Afghan President Ghani urges Taliban to accept Ramadan ceasefire offer

Pakistan's internal assessment about the future of Afghanistan sees the neighbouring country engulfed in a 'civil war' again with the US and the Taliban failing to reach a peace deal, a media report said Monday.

Pakistan's assessment says Afghanistan could descend into new 'civil war': Report

Peace talks between the US and the Taliban were suspended for the beginning of Ramadan on Monday, with the two sides at apparent loggerheads over the key issue of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan.

US-Taliban peace talks paused for first day of Ramazan

At least 13 people are dead and dozens were severely injured after Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday.

At least 13 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan police compound

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