On #WionEdit, Palki analyses the Afghanistan peace talks and summarises the battle for power between the Taliban and the U.S. She also takes a look at what the future could look like for all the parties in Afghanistan.

WION Edit: Analysing the Afghanistan peace talks

The current spiral of violence in Afghanistan unleashed by the Taliban and the United States is, by all accounts, for gaining the upper hand when a peace deal is concluded.

WION Edit: Taliban, US violence for upper hand in Afghan deal

The Taliban gave "permission" Friday for a Swedish aid group to reopen its clinics west of Kabul after the insurgents ordered the facilities' closure over a controversial Afghan army raid.

Swedish charity can re-open Afghan clinics: Taliban

At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded Friday when a bomb detonated near a major university in Kabul while students were waiting to take an exam, officials said.

Afghanistan: Death toll in blast near Kabul University mounts to 8, dozens wounded

Taliban fighters detonated a car bomb at a gate of police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, killing several people and wounding at least 60, police and medical officials and the Taliban said.

At least 12 killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar

At least 12 people were killed and scores more wounded Thursday when the Taliban attacked a police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials and the insurgents said.

At least 12 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan police headquarters

There is movement towards peace in Afghanistan – or at least towards an end to the American military ordeal there, which has lasted for almost 18 years. US officials and representatives of the Taliban insurgents have held seven rounds of direct talks in the tiny Gulf state of Qatar since last October, and they are getting close to a deal.

US-Taliban peace talks: The only losers in the settlement will be Afghans

The Taliban have shut down dozens of health facilities run by a Swedish aid group in a move affecting thousands of people, especially women and children, the agency said Wednesday.

Taliban shuts dozens of health clinics in Afghan province

By Ali Wardak Getting justice in Afghanistan is a complicated business. Two main justice systems – state laws based on the civil law tradition and Islamic jurisprudence – combine with non-state institutions, such as traditional village jirgas (circles) or shuras (councils), to resolve local disputes and deal with offences.

How to widen access to justice in Afghanistan

Twenty-two Taliban terrorists and one civilian were killed in a counter-terrorism operation launched by the Special Operation Forces of Afghan National Police in the country's eastern province of Logar, the country's Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: 22 Taliban terrorists, 1 civilian killed in counter terrorism operation

As the September 1 deadline to conclude talks with Taliban close in, United States of America, China, Russia and Pakistan have come together to hammer out a peace deal with the Taliban.

As US, Russia, China and Pakistan come together for talks with Taliban, India left out

At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded Monday after their vehicle hit a bomb in southern Afghanistan that officials told AFP had been planted by the Taliban.

Bomb blast kills 11 in Afghanistan's Kandahar

A senior UN official in Afghanistan has called on government offices to adopt policies of "zero tolerance" toward sexual harassment, amid a swirling scandal that has seen women allege routine misconduct in the corridors of power.

United Nations calls for 'zero tolerance' on sexual harassment in Afghanistan workplace

A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on Monday.

Afghanistan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban

At least two children were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh on Monday. According to the 209 Shaheen Corps spokesman Mohammad Haneef Rezaee the explosion was planted by militants.

At least 2 killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan

Russia, U.S, China, Pak come together on Taliban. 4 nations issue statement on Afghan talks. India left out of the negotiating table. Pakistan gains a good round on the Taliban. India wants Kabul elections to be held on time. Watch this video to know more.

India Sidelined In Afghan Talks?

A US service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, the latest international casualty that comes as the US tries to forge a peace deal with the Taliban.

US soldier killed in Afghanistan: NATO

Pakistan, which supported Afghanistan's former Taliban regime, on Friday joined the United States, Russia and China in a call on the insurgents to agree to a ceasefire and negotiations with Kabul.

Pakistan joins US-led call for Afghan ceasefire, talks

An Afghan campaigner who took part in breakthrough talks with the Taliban said Thursday that she saw subtle improvements in the attitude towards women of the insurgents, who severely curtailed their rights while in power.

Afghan women note Taliban shift after Doha talks

At least five people were killed and many more wounded Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, an official told AFP. The Taliban, who have pledged to try to reduce civilian casualties, denied responsibility for the blast in Nangarhar province.

At least five dead in suicide blast at Afghan wedding

The legend of Afghanistan's 'Lion of Panjshir' Ahmad Shah Massoud

Wary representatives of Afghan society met Taliban officials in Qatar on Monday for a second day of talks, with bloody insurgent attacks back home casting a pall over efforts to end Afghanistan's years of war. The Taliban on Sunday detonated a car bomb outside a government security compound in central Afghanistan killing 14 people and wounding 180, including scores of children. The attack came at the onset of a two-day meeting between Afghan citizens and the militants, meant to open the way to a peace process that should build on a hoped-for deal between the United States and the Taliban to end the longest ever U.S. war.

Taliban-Afghan agree to peace roadmap

Washington's top negotiator with the Taliban held fresh talks with the militants Tuesday after the group took part in an Afghan summit aimed at forging a "roadmap to peace".

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets Taliban after Afghan talks

An agreement by the Taliban to respect women's rights may seem like a breakthrough, but activists have questioned how the hardline Islamists -- notorious for stomping on freedoms -- will interpret the careful wording.

Taliban assurance of 'women's rights' has big caveat

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