Ahead of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a UN report on the Afghan security situation has raised alarm over the Taliban's ties with Al-Qaeda and believes that it can return to power by force if necessary.

UN report claims Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned

Taliban has publically threatened Afghan security guards who have worked for Australian embassy. The embassy has been shut by Australia. Taliban has circulated pictures of Afghan security guards who have worked for the embassy.

Taliban threatens Afghan security guards at Australian embassy

Australia was due Friday to shut its embassy in Afghanistan, highlighting the security fears for foreign missions and their local workers as US-led troops pull out of the war-torn country.

Australia shutters embassy in Afghanistan, sparking exodus fears

The Taliban warned Afghanistan's neighbours Wednesday against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil, the insurgents insisting they would thwart such a "historic mistake".

Taliban warn Afghan neighbours against allowing US bases

Afghan army soldiers took part in a military operation against Taliban militants in Mehterlam, Laghman province, amid an increase in violence across the war-torn country.

Afghanistan soldiers conduct operation against Taliban

Fighting has erupted across Afghanistan as the Taliban has launched an offensive in various provinces on the outskirt of the Laghman province. At least 50 Taliban terrorists have been killed and 60 others have been wounded in the last 24 hours. At least 10 civilians and armed forces have also been killed due to the fighting between government forces and Taliban.

Afghanistan forces fend off offensive from the Taliban

Tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan have achieved something that has long eluded world leaders - a ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghan government. The month-long stoppage in hostilities in the Alingar district of Laghman province, one of the hardest hit by violence, was called to allow local farmers to harvest their wheat crop and students to sit annual examinations.

Tribal elders broker local Taliban, Afghan government ceasefire

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Amid the final drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban has agreed to begin substantive talks with the Republic team in Doha in the coming days, which would end the peace process stalemate.

Taliban open to Istanbul summit but wants end negotiations to take place in Doha

As American and NATO forces prepare to leave the Afghanistan, interpreters who helped the United States soldiers for years are now fearing for their lives and are facing the prospect of Taliban reprisals.

Afghans who helped US fear being left behind and reprisals by Taiwan

The jihadist Islamic State claimed it carried out this week's attack on a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital that left 12 worshippers dead, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

IS claims Afghan mosque blast that killed 12 worshippers: SITE

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan deals a serious blow to the peace process and regional stability. He was speaking with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

Hasty US withdrawal a blow to Afghan peace process, says China

After an agreed ceasefire of three days, violent clashes resumed between the Taliban and the Afghanistan security forces on Sunday. A few days ago, the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire for three days with respect to the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Afghanistan: Taliban resumes shooting as ceasefire ends

Negotiators from the Afghan government and Taliban teams met Friday to discuss speeding up stalled peace talks, officials from both sides said, as a deadly mosque blast shattered the calm of a holiday ceasefire in Afghanistan.

Warring Afghan sides discuss peace talks as deadly blast hits mosque

After months of stalled negotiations, the Afghan government's negotiating team and the Taliban leadership met in Doha, Qatar on Friday to discuss speeding up peace talks.

Afghan govt delegation, Taliban discuss peace talks in Qatar 

A blast at a mosque during Friday prayer rocked the city of Kabul, killing at least 12 people. The explosion took place in the mosque located on the outskirts of the Afghan capital amid an Eid ceasefire declared by the Taliban and the Afghan government.

Blast in Kabul mosque kills 12 worshippers, shattering Eid ceasefire calm

Afghans celebrate Eid amid ceasefire between Taliban and government

A three-day ceasefire between Taliban and Afghanistan government came in force as the country celebrated Eid al Fitr on Thuesday. The ceasefire is a respite for Afghans as they celebrate the Muslim festival with friends and family.

Afghanistan celebrates Eid amid ceasefire between Taliban and government

Four separate bombings on the first day of Taliban-Afghan government ceasefire killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 13 others. The Taliban and the Afghanistan government have entered into a 3-day ceasefire to mark Eid al-Fitr.

Bombings kill 11 Afghans on first day of ceasefire

China has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for a surge in attacks in the country, days after a series of explosions in Kabul killed over 60 people, mostly girl students.

China blames US troop withdrawal for surge in attacks in Afghanistan 

Thirteen people were killed and over 40 were wounded in separate roadside bomb blasts in Zabul and Parwan provinces of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported on Monday, quoting the country’s ministry of interior.

Two separate roadside bomb blasts kill13 civilians in Afghanistan

Taliban and Afghan government on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire over the festival of Eid. The ceasefire has followed a sharp spike in violence from May 1, the day US troops began their final pullout from Afghanistan.

Taliban, Afghan forces declare Eid holiday ceasefire

The Afghan foreign minister and prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have met in The Hague to discuss the ICC's war crimes investigation in Afghanistan, both sides said in a joint statement on Sunday.

Afghan foreign minister meets ICC prosecutors to discuss war crimes investigation

As the American troops began to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban has captured the second-biggest dam of the South Asian country on Thursday. Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital of Kandahar, has been taken over by the group.

Afghanistan: US sends reinforcements to exiting troops as Taliban captures second-biggest dam

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