A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago

Helmand, a southern province in Afghanistan, has been witnessing heavy clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan security forces as the former pushed forward to capture the strategically important Lashkargah City, the provincial capital of Helmand, reported TOLOnews

At least one person was killed and three were injured as a blast targeted a bus carrying health workers in Afghanistan's  Kalakan district on Wednesday, media reports said

Over 100,000 Afghans will soon get work visas for jobs in Gulf countries, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, reported TOLOnews

US and NATO forces have started their final phase of withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1 May

Pul-E-Aalam, Afghanistan/Xinhua: At least 30 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded as a car bomb blast rocked a crowded road outside a provincial hospital in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, a local source confirmed

In what appears a move to disrupt the unity of the Afghan government, the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has reportedly written letters to prominent Afghan leaders, inviting them personally to hold peace talks with the group, reported TOLOnews

Seventeen Taliban militants were killed and 12 militants wounded when government forces attacked their positions in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday

US and NATO forces, stationed in Afghanistan, have started their preparation for withdrawal, said Gen Scot Miller, the commander of the coalition forces in Afghanistan, reported TOLOnews

The United States has approved the deployment of at least six B-52 bombers and permitted a temporary increase in the number of US troops in Afghanistan to protect withdrawing US and NATO troops from the war-torn country, reported TOLOnews

A high-ranking general of US forces warned that the Afghan forces may not be able to hold on once all foreign troops depart from Afghanistan

Afghanistan commandoes have freed 28 civilians from Taliban prison in Helmand province, media reports said

The Turkey Conference, scheduled for 24 April to fast-track the Afghan Peace Process, was postponed for the second time, reportedly over the refusal by the Taliban to participate in the process

The US will maintain counter-terrorism capabilities after pulling its troops out of Afghanistan, according to Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby

The United States is likely to temporarily increase its troop level in Afghanistan to ensure safe withdrawal of its remaining forces from the country, reported TOLOnews