Talks between the Taliban and the US have become bogged down over the key issue of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman told AFP on Sunday.

Talks with US stumble over troop withdrawal: Taliban

A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 40 more, according to the insurgents and Afghan officials.

Taliban attack a police headquarters in Afghanistan

The US special envoy tasked with forging a peace deal with the Taliban said Saturday that America stands ready for "all sides" to lay down arms in the 17-year conflict.

US ready for 'all sides' to lay down arms in Afghan war: Zalmay Khalilzad

Thousands of Afghans congregated in Kabul on Monday for a rare consultative meeting aimed at finding ways to negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban and end Afghanistan's war.

Afghan president opens grand assembly in bid to gain initiative in Taliban talks

Thousands of politicians and officials from across Afghanistan gathered amid tight security in Kabul Monday to discuss the war and US efforts to forge a peace deal with the Taliban.

Thousands gather in Kabul for Afghan peace meeting

The United States and Afghanistan stressed the need for "intra-Afghan dialogue" when US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held talks on Saturday, a palace statement said.

US envoy, Ghani push 'intra-Afghan' talks

Sri Lanka blasts: 13 under arrest, ninth bomb defused near Colombo airport Thirteen people were arrested by Sri Lankan police in connection with a series of eight devastating bomb blasts in the country on churches and hotels that killed more than 207 people and injured 500, officials said Monday.

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Sri Lanka multiple blasts: Seven arrested, death toll passes 200 Seven people were arrested and three police officers were killed during a raid on a house in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday.

A meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society aimed at ending more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan has been postponed, officials and diplomats said on Thursday, citing Taliban objections to the size of the Afghan delegation.

Peace talks postponed as Taliban objects to size of Afghan delegation

The Taliban on Friday announced their annual spring offensive, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate for a peace settlement with the Islamist militants.

Taliban announce spring offensive amid Afghan peace push

The US envoy tasked with forging a peace deal with the Taliban met with officials in Pakistan on Friday, after telling leaders and various groups in Afghanistan they would be included in future talks.

Intra-Afghan dialogue should include representatives from government, civil society: US envoy Khalilzad

Nine Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban fighters stormed their checkpoints and launched a follow-up ambush in the eastern Afghanistan city of Ghazni, officials said Saturday.

Taliban kill nine police in checkpoint assault in Afghanistan

A Pakistani minister has branded the US ambassador to Kabul a "little pygmy" in a high-level diplomatic Twitter row that erupted over ongoing peace talks between Washington and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Pakistan minister brands US envoy 'little pygmy' in Twitter row

The Afghan military could pose a serious threat to the country's security if international aid comes to an abrupt halt following a peace deal between the Taliban and the government, an official US report said Thursday.

Afghan military could pose threat to country if aid ends: US report

Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan Friday, NATO said, in the latest casualties to hit the international coalition amid ongoing peace talks between Washington and the Taliban.

Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO

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

A gunbattle erupted on Thursday between Afghan forces and supporters of a powerful politician in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif who rejected the appointment of a new provincial police chief by President Ashraf Ghani, officials said.

Gunfight erupts in north Afghan city over police chief's appointment

Taliban fighters have stepped up pressure on Afghan forces in the western province of Badghis, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 20, an official said on Tuesday, as the militants make advances even as they hold peace talks with US officials.

Taliban pile pressure on government forces in western Afghanistan

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 influential former adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, now a leading electoral rival, has accused his old boss of hampering peace with the Taliban by blocking efforts to include a broad range of voices in the process.

Election rival says Afghan President Ghani hindering peace deal

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

In a big boost to regional connectivity, Afghanistan will from Sunday start sending its goods to India via the Chabahar port in Iran. Afghan president Ashraf Ghani along with Indian ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar will be present at the event which will take place in the western Afghan city of Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province bordering Iran.

Afghanistan begins sending goods to Iran's Chabahar port, final destination is India

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Talks with US stumble over troop withdrawal: Taliban

Taliban attack a police headquarters in Afghanistan

US ready for 'all sides' to lay down arms in Afghan war: Zalmay Khalilzad

Afghan president opens grand assembly in bid to gain initiative in Taliban talks

Thousands gather in Kabul for Afghan peace meeting

US envoy, Ghani push 'intra-Afghan' talks

News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

Peace talks postponed as Taliban objects to size of Afghan delegation

Taliban announce spring offensive amid Afghan peace push

Intra-Afghan dialogue should include representatives from government, civil society: US envoy Khalilzad

Taliban kill nine police in checkpoint assault in Afghanistan

Pakistan minister brands US envoy 'little pygmy' in Twitter row

Afghan military could pose threat to country if aid ends: US report

Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO

Afghanistan presidential election delayed to September 28: Officials

Gunfight erupts in north Afghan city over police chief's appointment

Taliban pile pressure on government forces in western Afghanistan

No direction to withdraw troops from Afghanistan: US general

Election rival says Afghan President Ghani hindering peace deal

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

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

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

Afghanistan begins sending goods to Iran's Chabahar port, final destination is India