The Afghan government has rejected an allegation made by the Taliban that it was still holding 100 members of the militant group, the media reported

More than seven million children do not have access to education in Afghanistan, according to the ministry of education, who calls war and security situation as the main reasons

US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, in reaction to an attack on Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, said that the peace "spoilers" are becoming desperate in their attempt to disrupt Afghan peace talks

Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh escaped a bomb attack here on Wednesday morning, an official said

Acting Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar has met with the French Ambassador to Kabul, Mr. David Martinon on Wednesday, where they discussed latest developments in the peace process

Amid solid preparations for intra-Afghan negotiations, Dr, Abdullah Abdullah said Tuesday that both sides will be starting direct peace talks in coming days, appealing for calm with the militant group

The Taliban stated that at least 100 prisoners of the group whose names were on the list given to the Afghan government have not been released and that the intra-Afghan negotiations will begin only after these inmates are freed

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and other rights organizations, citing a new study, stated that the so-called virginity tests practiced in the country are a clear violation of citizens' rights and they should be unconditionally prohibited

As Afghanistan is bracing for peace negotiations, Taliban militants say 100 prisoners remain jailed and they will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until Kabul government releases them

Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council of National Reconciliation, speaking at an event on Tuesday marking the 19th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Massoud, national hero of Afghanistan, said that the peace negotiation team representing the Afghan is expected to sit for peace talks with the Taliban in the next few days

The Taliban launched an attack on Tuesday in the Shahr-e-Ghulghula area of Abshar district of Panjshir province, said Azmuddin Mirzayee, the head of Panjshir's provincial council

The Presidential Palace said the preparations for the intra-Afghan negotiations are being finalized and that the delay is due to preparations still being made by the Taliban’s negotiating team

The Taliban negotiating team held their first meeting on Sunday to discuss the peace talks with the Afghan government’s team in Qatar, said a statement from the group

At least 25 militants were killed and eight others injured after Afghan security forces repelled a Taliban attack in Laghman province, a government spokesman said on Monday

The Taliban leadership has appointed Mawlawi Abdul Hakim, the chief justice of the group, as head of their 21-member negotiating team in Qatar, making the former chief negotiator Abbas Stanekzai his deputy