Afghanistan started releasing Taliban prisoners on Friday the final hurdle in long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides, even as President Ashraf Ghani warned they were a "danger to the world".

Paris protests release of Taliban prisoners who killed French nationals

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

At least 21 Taliban militants were killed and seven others injured in clashes that erupted in two Afghan provinces on Sunday. In the eastern Ghazni province, nine Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded when security forces attacked their position in Chahar Dewar locality of Andar district, Xinhua news agency reported.

At least 21 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan clashes

Trailblazing Afghan women's rights campaigner Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan negotiating team that will hold talks with the Taliban, has been wounded in a gun attack near Kabul, officials said Saturday.

Afghan women's rights trailblazer survives gun attack

Afghan authorities on Friday said they had started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides, even as President Ashraf Ghani warned they were a "danger to the world".

Afghan authorities begin release of 'dangerous' Taliban prisoners

The Afghan government has begun releasing the last Taliban prisoners from a final batch of 400 before they agree to start peace negotiations, a security agency spokesman said on Friday.

Fineprint: Afghanistan government begins releasing last 400 Taliban prisoners

The Afghan government has begun releasing the last Taliban prisoners from a final batch of 400 who the militants want freed before they agree to start peace negotiations, a security agency spokesman said on Friday.

Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners

A policewoman and two government employees were killed by terrorists in two Afghan provinces on Thursday, the latest in a string of targetted attacks in the country, sources said on Friday.

Policewoman, two govt staff killed in targeted attacks in Afghanistan

Pakistan has often been called as the ''Mecca of terrorism'' as it provides a safe haven and finacial support to terrorists. With an aim to to calm diplomatic strains over Kashmir issue, Pakistan’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend.

Taliban terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan confesses leading death squad on Pak Army's behest

Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released, saying such incidents would jeopardise the peace talks.

Taliban warn against attacks on freed prisoners going home

Long-awaited peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban were expected to start in Qatar within a week once the final batch of Taliban prisoners were released, the U.

Afghanistan peace talks near as Taliban says ready ‘within a week’ of prisoner release

The Afghan government has agreed to release 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for direct peace talks with the insurgent group to end nearly two decades of war.

President Ashraf Ghani to sign release of 400 Taliban prisoners

At least two people were killed while five others were injured in a blast in Kabul, media reported on Sunday, citing a police spokesman. According to Tolo News broadcaster, the police detected an explosive device but failed to defuse it.

2 people killed, 5 injured in blast in Kabul

Thousands of prominent Afghans have supported the release of about 400 Taliban prisoners on August 9, including many who had been involved in attacks that killed Afghans and foreigners.

Loya Jirga approves release of 400 Taliban inmates

Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday for a grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban.

Afghanistan's grand assembly to release 400 Taliban prisoners

Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban, in particular the fate of 400 hard-core Taliban prisoners whose release could clear the way for talks.

US Special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad warns against possible complications in Loya Jirga

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged prominent Afghans holding a major meeting Friday to free Taliban prisoners, promising help if the war-torn nation moves forward on peace efforts.

Pompeo urges key Afghan gathering to free Taliban prisoners

Amid scenes of chaos, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani urged thousands of prominent people in a gathering to help him decide the fate of about 400 Taliban prisoners, which includes those involved in serious crimes.

Chaos erupts as Afghanistan holds meeting to decide fate of Talibani prisoners

Afghanistan convenes a grand assembly of elders, known as the loya jirga, in Kabul on Friday to decide the fate of hundreds of prisoners the Taliban insist should be released before entering peace talks with the government. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Afghan grand assembly convened in Kabul, Afghan Peace Talks

Afghan grand assembly gathers to decide fate of Taliban prisoners

Ten insurgents were killed in clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, the first time authorities have confirmed direct fighting since a recent ceasefire expired.

Afghanistan: 10 Taliban terrorists killed as clashes resume post Eid ceasefire

Afghanistan will convene a grand assembly of elders, known as the loya jirga, in Kabul on Friday to decide the fate of hundreds of prisoners the Taliban insist should be released before entering peace talks with the government.

Afghan grand assembly to decide fate of Taliban prisoners on Friday

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar discussed the start of the intra-Afghan talks and the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, local news reported citing the group`s spokesman Suhail Shaheen.

Mike Pompeo, Taliban deputy chief discuss intra-Afghan talks over video-call

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed at least 24 people and injured dozens -- including civilians and prisoners, triggering heavy fighting in which scores of prisoners escaped.

At least 24 dead in mass jailbreak in Afghanistan, scores of prisoners flee

taliban

Taliban, News on Taliban, stories on Taliban, articles on Taliban, Taliban stories at Wion, Taliban news, Taliban latest news