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16 dead, 90 injured in Afghanistan bombing

At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan's Ghor province, an official confirmed

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Hundreds flee Taliban violence in Jawzjan

At least 300 families have fled their villages in the northern province of Jawzjan after Taliban’s attacks

‘Militants grow stronger after release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners’

Government officials in Balkh claim Taliban have increased their insurgent operations after 5,000 of their prisoners were released from prisons, lending weight to their violence

Afghanistan starts talks with Taliban to end the war

With unprecedented international support, Afghanistan government officially started peace talks with the Taliban on Saturday in Doha to reach peace after 19 years of conflict

Russia hopes intra-Afghan talks result in peace

Russian Federation welcomes the beginning of peace negotiations between the government of Afghanistan and Taliban, hoping this to be the beginning of peace in the war-hit country

Taliban attack in 18 provinces as talks start: MoD

Widespread fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban was reported in 18 provinces across Afghanistan on Saturday as delegates from the Taliban and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan started the peace negotiation talks in Doha, Qatar

Upcoming intra-Afghan talks raise hopes for peace

Talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban slated to take place in Doha on Saturday have raised hopes among the people of the war-torn country for peace after years of conflict

Afghans want peace so does international community, says NATO SG

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke via video link at the opening ceremony of intra-Afghan negotiations held in Doha on Saturday, under the chairmanship of the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs

What talks? Released Taliban prisoners return to battlegrounds

The Taliban and the Afghan government are both getting ready for the first intra-Afghan talks to be held in Doha, Qatar

With Kabul team in Doha, Abdullah 'optimistic'

As the countdown begins for intra-Afghan negotiations, Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who landed in Doha with Afghan delegates on Friday evening said he remains hopeful about the results of the talks

Taliban’s last prisoners reach Qatar amid backlash

Taliban’s last six prisoners arrived in Qatar just a day before the start of intra-Afghan talks in Doha, with French officials objecting to their release

Taliban’s military capability exaggerated: Dostum

Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Friday said that he strongly supports the peace talks with the Taliban, but said that the Taliban are not as strong as some might think

'Afghan National Army capable of defending country'

Nineteen years after the 9/11 attacks and on the eve of the intra-Afghan negotiations, Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid said the Afghan National Army can shoulder the counter-terrorism mission and can defend the country without international support

Afghanistan’s negotiating team heads to Doha for talks

Afghanistan’s 21-member negotiating team led by Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai left Kabul for Doha on Friday afternoon to attend the much-awaited intra-Afghan negotiations that are expected to end the four decades of war in Afghanistan

International allies welcome announcement on start of Afghan talks

Afghanistan’s international allies welcomed the announcement on the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations on September 12, calling on all stakeholders of the talks to seize this “historic opportunity” and come up with inclusive approach at the negotiating table

630 women in Herat attempted suicide in past 6 months: Official

Health officials in the western province of Herat said on Thursday that 800 suicide attempts have been recorded in the province over the past six months--170 males and 630 females--and from that number 12 people died