US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, after a visit to Kabul, will travel to Qatar to rejoin talks with Taliban negotiators on steps that could lead to a ceasefire and a settlement to the war in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Wednesday.

US envoy to rejoin Doha talks with Taliban after Kabul visit: State Department

As many as 31 Islamic State terrorists, along with 62 women and children have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the government said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Nearly 31 Islamic State terrorists surrender to security forces

Notorious for leaks and chastened by previous security lapses, the White House went to unusual lengths to keep President Donald Trump's Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan under wraps, devising a cover story for his movements that included posting scripted tweets while he was in the air, administration officials said.

No phones, scripted tweets: How Trump's Afghanistan trip was kept under wraps

US President Donald Trump made a surprise stopover to Bagram airfield in Afghanistan to celebrate Thanksgiving holiday with troops and asserted that he was still interested in a "deal" with the Taliban.

Taliban wants to make a deal, says Trump in Afghanistan

The Taliban said on Friday they were ready to restart peace talks with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump visited US troops in Afghanistan and said he believed the radical group would agree to a ceasefire.

After Trump's surprise visit to Afghanistan, Taliban say they are ready to resume peace talks

The Taliban said Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

After Trump’s statement, Taliban say 'way too early' to speak of resuming talks with US

Two members of Afghan security forces and 24 terrorists were killed in an armed conflict between the two sides in Afghanistan's northern province of Jowzjan, the provincial government said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: 2 soldiers, 24 terrorists killed during clashes in Jowzjan

The Taliban has released ten captured Afghan soldiers, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. The ICRC said that ten Afghan soldiers were handed over to Red Cross by Taliban in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand, who transferred them to the Afghan authorities in Lashkar Gah on Thursday, Tolo News reported.

Ten Afghan soldiers released by Taliban: Red Cross

India has been ranked 7th in the countries suffering the most deaths from terrorism in 2018, according to 2019 Global Terrorism Index Report. India is ranked third in the countries with the greatest number of terrorist attacks with nearly 748 recorded terror incidents in 2018.

India is seventh worst hit country by terrorism: Global terrorism report

The 2019 Global Terrorism Index Report is out according to which terrorism-related deaths have fallen for the fourth consecutive year after peaking in 2014. The number of deaths have decreased by 52 per cent in four years, while the total number of deaths have decreased by 15 per-cent in 2018.

Terrorism related deaths decrease by 15% in 2018, Taliban becomes deadliest terror group: Report

The Afghan Taliban released two Western hostages on Tuesday, Afghan government officials said, completing a delayed prisoner swap for three of the militant group's commanders and raising hopes for of a revival of efforts for peace.

Western hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap for top commanders

Taliban insurgents released two Western hostages - Kevin King from the United States and Timothy Weeks from Australia - on Tuesday in a prisoner exchange deal with the Afghan government, two Afghan officials said. Three Taliban commanders who are part of a prisoner swap for two Western hostages held by the militant group have landed in Qatar, three Taliban sources familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.

Sources: Taliban frees U.S. & Australian hostages in a prisoner swap, Taliban Comdr. part of swap

Three Taliban commanders part of a swap between prisoners for two western hostages have landed in Qatar, Reuters reported today. This swap can be attributed to the efforts made by Afghan government to conduct direct talks with the Taliban.

Taliban commanders slated to be swapped for Western hostages arrive in Qatar

A police chief of Takhar`s Warsaj district and his three bodyguards were killed in a Taliban ambush on Takhar-Baghlan highway here on Friday morning. The incident took place when the Mohammad Afzal along with his bodyguards was heading towards Kabul province, Tolo News reported citing a spokesman for the Baghlan police chief.

Afghanistan: Police chief along with 3 bodyguard killed in Taliban ambush

A Taliban spokesman said Thursday the insurgents were still holding two Western hostages, as officials stayed tight-lipped over the outcome of an apparent prisoner swap announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani earlier this week.

Taliban still holding Western hostages: Spokesman

The prisoner exchange between the Taliban group and the Afghan government has not happened yet, a source close to the group told Sputnik. President Ashraf Ghani on Monday announced that the government would release Anas Haqqani, Abdul Rashid and Haji Mali Khan in exchange for two lecturers of an American University.

Exchange of prisoners between Taliban, Afghan government yet to take place

Two Western hostages of the Taliban, who are expected to be freed in a prisoner swap for three militants, will be released only when the insurgents "reach their destination", a spokesman for the Islamist group said Wednesday.

Uncertainty over fate of western hostages, Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Tuesday that three high-ranking Taliban prisoners would be released, in an apparent exchange for two Western hostages who were kidnapped by the insurgents in 2016.

Afghanistan to release senior Taliban prisoners in apparent swap

At least four judges were killed on Thursday in an ambush in Afghanistan`s Logar province. According to the police officials, an ambush occurred in the Mohammad Agha district as the judges were returning home from their weekly holiday, Tolo News reported.

Four judges killed in Afghanistan's Logar province

US Congressional report on Afghan Affairs has specifically mentioned that Pakistan has been playing 'an active but negative role' in Afghanistan while simultaneously, is fearful of strategic encirclement by India.

Pakistan fearful of strategic encirclement by India: US report on Afghan affairs

At least five Taliban terrorists were killed by Afghan police in an operation launched in Shena Qala village of Barak-e-Barak district in Afghanistan. Five Taliban members were killed in an operation carried by special police forces in central Logar province on Monday, Tolo News reported.

Five Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan's Logar province

At least nine members of Afghan security forces were killed and eight were injured in clashes with Taliban fighters in northeastern Afghanistan, media reported Sunday, citing local officials.

Nine Afghan security officers killed in Taliban ambush

US-backed Afghan paramilitary groups operating with impunity are summarily executing civilians during botched nighttime raids and are responsible for the disappearances of suspects, a rights group said Thursday.

Afghan militias killing civilians with impunity: Human Rights Watch

Afghan army's airstrike in Afghanistan's Zabul province on Tuesday killed at least 47 Taliban terrorists and injured 15 others. According to an army spokesperson, foreign troops aimed at the terrorist hideouts in Shinki and Nawbahar districts killing the district governor designated by the Taliban reported Sputnik.

Airstrikes in southeast Afghanistan kill 47 terrorists: Military spokesperson

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