World Jul 01 Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 6, wounds dozens At least 26 children were among the wounded, many of whom were cut by shards of glass when the bomb shattered nearby windows.
World Jun 29 U.S., Taliban open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war A fresh round of talks between the U.S. and the Taliban began in Qatar on Saturday, just days after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is hoping for an Afghan peace agreement before Sept. 1.
World Apr 29 Afghan leaders convene to set agenda for Taliban talks President Ashraf Ghani hopes to showcase unity at the four-day meeting that brings together politicians, tribal elders, many prominent figures and others.
World Apr 24 UN report: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents The UN report marks the first time in recent years that civilian deaths attributed to government forces and their allies exceeded those blamed on their enemies.
World Mar 12 U.S.-Taliban peace talks in Qatar yield ‘progress,’ both sides say The nearly two weeks of talks produced two draft agreements between the militants and the U.S. government on a "withdrawal timeline and effective counterterrorism measures," American envoy Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter.
World Feb 28 Pakistan says it will release Indian fighter pilot to ease tension World powers have called on India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tensions gripping the contested region since a Feb. 14 suicide bombing killed over 40 Indian paramilitary troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
World Feb 24 UN: 3,804 Afghan civilians died last year, highest count ever More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spike in deaths on increased suicide bombings by the…
World Jan 30 Taliban say they are not looking for ‘monopoly on power’ in Afghanistan The statement Wednesday by Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen appears aimed at easing fears among those worried about any agreement that includes the Taliban. Its unusually conciliatory tone also could offer U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad greater leverage as he seeks to…
World Nov 08 Blasphemy case overturned, Pakistani woman goes into hiding after release A Christian woman who had been on death row for eight years was freed from detention Thursday, but her whereabouts are a closely guarded secret following demands by extremists that she be hanged in public.
World Oct 20 Chaotic Afghan parliamentary polls draw to a close Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, already three years overdue, ended as chaotically as they began with even the Independent Election Commission uncertain of how many of the estimated 21,000 polling stations closed by 4 p.m. local time, the original closing time.