The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that in the first week since the start of the peace talks in Doha on September 12, 19 civilians were killed and 45 others wounded
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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MPs seek a cessation of violence; “Taliban kill under garb of peace”
Some members of parliament blame Taliban militants for killing the people of Afghanistan under the name of peace, while their negotiators are busy in peace talks with the government representatives in Qatar
Procedural rules for intra-Afghan talks still not decided: Sources
The contact groups from both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha met twice on Wednesday but did not reach an agreement about the procedural rules intended to guide the formal talks
'Violence must be reduced, Afghans want peace
Gen. Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, while in Kandahar with Afghan security officials this week said: “The violence is too high
Afghan MPs seek a cessation of violence; “Taliban kill under garb of peace”
Some members of parliament blame Taliban militants for killing the people of Afghanistan under the name of peace, while their negotiators are busy in peace talks with the government representatives in Qatar
Abdullah rules out one country, two systems in wake of Taliban talks
Peace negotiations with the Taliban will never culminate in ‘one country, two systems’, said Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation
Contact groups meet in Doha, preliminary issues still unresolved
Contact groups from both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha resumed their discussions on Wednesday
Afghan army defused 4,776 improvised bombs, landmines in six months : Ministry
The Afghan National Army (ANA) has during the past six months discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday
Afghans will suffer if peace fails: US special envoy
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the US House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security about the Trump administration’s Afghanistan policy on Tuesday and said that the US will protect its interests in all circumstances in Afghanistan and that the Afghan people will suffer if there is no peace settlement
Afghan forces fend off Taliban attack in Panjshir
Afghan Security Forces in cooperation with the local residents have pushed back a Taliban attack in Unaba district of central Panshir province, officials said Tuesday
Government, Taliban blame each other for rising violence
Amid the ongoing efforts to start the peace negotiations in Doha, the Taliban and the Afghan government are blaming each other for conducting big operations against each other and ramping up violence
Bloodiest day for Afghanistan; 57 soldiers killed in one day
A string of deadly attacks and bombings killed at least 57 security forces and wounded hundreds more across Afghanistan in the fighting and bombings on Monday, making it the deadliest day since the start of intra-Afghan peace negotiations
'Taliban's new tactic is spreading chaos with IEDs'
Acting Minister of Interior Massoud Andarabi said on Tuesday that the use of IEDs is among the new tactics used by insurgent groups, particularly the Taliban
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98 civilians dead in Afghanistan as war escalates
Afghanistan’s war is intensifying amid increased Taliban’s countrywide hostilities as the government and militants tussle in Qatar peace talks for a political settlement to end the conflict
