Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Monday at the presidential palace in Kabul, as part of his four-nation tour covering Afghanistan, Iran, China and Russia.

Afghanistan president Ghani meets Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, in a major shake-up days after US President Donald Trump's decision to slash troop numbers in the country.

Afghanistan President Ghani replaces top security chiefs in major shake-up

The US special envoy for Afghan peace talks arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to meet government leaders, following his discussions with Taliban representatives in Abu Dhabi this week.

US envoy visits Kabul after talks with Taliban on Afghan peace

The Pakistan Army on Saturday said the fencing of a substantial portion of the over 2,600-km-long Afghan border has been completed and the rest will be finished by the end of next year.

Pakistan to complete fencing of 2,600-km-long Afghan border by December 2019

The new strategy of United States in Afghanistan, announced by President Donald Trump last summer, has been a game changer for the advancement of the country`s peace process, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in Geneva on Wednesday.

Trump strategy a 'game changer' for peace process in Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani

At least 10 people were killed and 19 were wounded in an attack on a compound of the British security group G4S in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, a health ministry spokesman said.

Afghanistan: At least 10 dead, 19 wounded in attack on G4S site in Kabul

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that would include the Taliban in a democratic and inclusive society that respects the rights of women, he told a UN conference on Wednesday.

Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani made an investment pitch at a UN conference on Tuesday, describing the business opportunities and challenges in a country where millions are displaced or close to starvation.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani makes investment pitch at UN conference

Afghan authorities are considering postponing a presidential election scheduled for April 20 next year, officials said, following heavy criticism of the chaotic organization of parliamentary elections last month.

Afghanistan considering delaying April presidential election

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a packed mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing at least 27 people including several soldiers, officials said, in the latest bloody violence to rock the war-torn country.

Afghanistan: 27 killed in suicide attack on mosque in Khost

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

The death toll among Afghanistan's security forces is nearing 30,000 since the start of 2015, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said, a figure far higher than anything previously acknowledged.

Almost 30,000 Afghan troops killed since 2015: Ashraf Ghani

Asserting that Islamabad's support to violence has not benefitted either Pakistan or Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the "undeclared war" between the two neighbours must end.

'Undeclared war' between Afghanistan, Pak must end: Ashraf Ghani

Members of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, a body overseeing peace efforts, met Taliban officials at a conference in Moscow on Friday and repeated President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks without pre-conditions.

Afghan Peace Council tells Taliban it is ready for talks: RIA

Russia on Saturday said it will host international talks on Afghanistan on November 9, with representatives of both the Afghan government and the Taliban, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Russia to host international talks on Afghanistan 

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will seek re-election in 2019, his office announced Saturday, as potential rivals begin jockeying for the country's top job ahead of the ballot.

Ghani to seek re-election in Afghan presidential poll: Official

US Vice President Mike Pence has congratulated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the successful parliamentary elections in his country where a large number of people came out to vote despite threat by the Taliban, the White House said.

Mike Pence congratulates Ghani on successful Afghan parliamentary polls 

The brother of the powerful police commander of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar assassinated last week was named as his successor on Monday in move that underlines the pressures facing President Ashraf Ghani's government.

Brother of assassinated Afghan police commander appointed to succeed him

Problems plagued hundreds of Afghan polling centres Sunday in the shambolic legislative election's second day of voting, fuelling criticism of organisers and eroding hopes for credible results after a ballot marred by deadly violence.

Afghan polling centres plagued by problems as casualties surge

A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least 15 people as voting concluded in parliamentary elections overshadowed by the threat of violence and long delays at polling stations.

Afghan voters brave attacks, delays on election day

The top US general in Afghanistan said on Friday he did not believe he was the target of an attack that killed a powerful police chief, and Afghan officials said the gunman may have deliberately avoided hitting him.

Afghanistan: US general says he may not have been target of Kandahar attack

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

Javid Jaihoon, who started life selling water on the streets of Kabul, is one of a clutch of Afghan businessmen whose multimillion-dollar fortunes, built in the boom years after the fall of the Taliban, are now fuelling a run for parliament.

Football, funfairs and fortunes: In Afghan election, money talks

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