United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently called for urgent action in Afghanistan to prevent a "spring offensive by the Taliban". Blinken also claimed that the Taliban could make increased "territorial gains" in the country.

Blinken urges immediate action in Afghanistan, says Taliban could make territorial gains

Taliban said that one of their top negotiator met Russian officials in Moscow and discussed Afghan peace process. This development came just a week after Biden administration said would review Washington's deal with the insurgents.

Taliban negotiator discusses Afghan peace deal with Russia

A successful peace process with the Taliban will allow the government to focus its resources on countering the Islamic State group and its attacks on soft targets, Afghanistan's national security adviser said Saturday.

Peace deal with Taliban will help in fighting IS: Afghan official

Afghan government negotiators will push for a ceasefire when talks begin with the Taliban, a top official said Sunday, signalling that the two foes could parley for a long time.

Afghanistan to push for ceasefire in talks with Taliban

The Taliban on Saturday has issued a statement saying the group does not recognise the Afghan government as a legitimate system

Taliban says it doesn’t recognise afghan government amid ongoing Peace Talks

Afghanistan has complained to the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) over cross-border rocket firings by Pakistan, raising its concerns to the top UN body. In a letter sent by the permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN, Adela Raz, said,"issue of violations of Afghan territory by Pakistani military forces has continued despite numerous appeals made to the government of Pakistan, bilaterally and through other measures, to cease their illegal and provocative activities in our sovereign territory.

Afghanistan complains to UNSC over Pakistan's cross-border rocket firings

Afghanistan`s government and the Islamist Taliban group have agreed that Doha will be the venue for the first meeting in their peace talks, both sides said on Sunday.

Afghan government, Taliban agree to Doha as venue for first peace talks

The United States of America is understandably keen to accelerate the intra- Afghan peace talks, envisaged under the historic, albeit unique agreement of February 29, 2020, which it concluded with Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist terror organisation and the self-styled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's peace process: India’s position and dilemma  

Just days after the signing of the peace deal in Doha, the Taliban said it was ordering its fighters to "once again start activities and attacks" against the Kabul government.

After peace deal, Taliban orders attacks against Kabul government

A day after the US and the Taliban signed the landmark peace deal, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Sunday pushed back against a key component of the US-Taliban deal, saying he had not committed to releasing any insurgent prisoners.

'No commitment' to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners: Afghan President Ghani

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday arrived in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders to discuss the Taliban peace talks that were put to rest after a suicide attack was carried out last week by the Taliban near a US airbase.

US peace envoy Khalilzad in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders over peace talks

At least four civilians were killed and one other suffered injuries in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's northern Jowzjan province, Defence Ministry said.

Four killed in Afghanistan bomb explosion

Ten civilians, including four women and a child, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday. The explosion happened in the volatile district of Jaghatu in Ghazni province after the US and Taliban paused ongoing talks on Thursday.

Roadside bomb blast kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

U.S. Special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad is in Pakistan. A Taliban delegation, led by its co-founder, Mullah Baradar is also in Pakistan. Is this an indication of the revival of Afghan peace talks? @Palki explains

Gravitas: Why Is Zalmay Khalilzad In Pakistan?

By Deedar Raheem Khudaidad The Afghan government has been calling for peace talks for many years, yet only in November 2018 did the Taliban agree to meet face-to-face with the US envoys for finding a peaceful solution to nearly 18 years of bloodshed.

Taliban must agree to a ceasefire and join the intra-Afghan peace talks

The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents.

US tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis

WION Fineprint: Afghanistan protests to UN on Pakistan's role in Taliban peace talks

Peace negotiations are far from over: Khalilzad on Taliban peace talks

The US diplomat leading talks with the Taliban said Friday he hoped to see a peace deal in place before Afghanistan's July presidential elections, though he cautioned he did not trust America's long-time adversary.

US envoy Khalilzad in Taliban talks seeks peace deal before Afghanistan's presidential elections

Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to play a behind-the-scenes but central role in supporting US peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, including by facilitating travel to negotiations, US officials and Taliban sources tell Reuters.

Once spoiler, Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks

On the potential peace agreement with the Taliban, CIA Director Gina Haspel said "a very robust monitoring regime would be essential in Afghanistan and the US needed to retain the capability to act in "national interests".

Afghan talks: Need to retain capability to act in US interests, says CIA chief 

India on Thursday said it will participate in the meeting being hosted by Russia on Afghanistan at a "non-official level" in Moscow where representatives of the Taliban will be present.

India to participate in Moscow talks with Taliban at 'non-official level'

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

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