Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process: Taliban spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Taliban’s chief negotiator, Mullah Baradar Akhund, [...]
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Hundreds of prisoners flee before Afghan forces end Islamic State jail siege
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces on Monday killed at least 10 Islamic State fighters who had taken control of a prison [...]
Afghan forces besiege jail seized by Islamic State, hundreds of prisoners missing
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces laid siege to a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in the eastern city of Jalalabad [...]
Bombs explode outside Afghan jail compound, police battle militants
JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – At least three bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, officials said. [...]
US hails Afghan ceasefire as hopes for peace talks rise
KABUL (AFP) – Top US officials on Wednesday (July 29) hailed a three-day ceasefire proposed by the Taliban and agreed by Kabul, raising [...]
UN says nearly 3,500 Afghans killed or injured in first half of 2020
KABUL (REUTERS) – More than 1,280 Afghan civilians have been killed in the first six months of the year as fighting rages in [...]
Afghan girl kills two Taleban fighters after parents murdered
GHAZNI (AFP) – An Afghan girl shot dead two Taleban fighters and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home [...]
U.S. doesn't know if Russia directed Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have [...]
Pakistan, US hold talks on restarting intra-Afghan peace talks
In February, the US and the Taliban signed an agreement aimed at ending America’s longest war, fought in Afghanistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – The [...]
Britain confirms seeing US intelligence on Russian bounties
LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Tuesday (June 30) confirmed having seen US intelligence briefings about alleged Russian bounties offered [...]