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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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Indian consulate in Jalalabad faces threat from Pakistan sponsored attacks

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency or the ISI could be planning attacks on Indian establishments in Afghanistan while India is engaged with China at other frontiers, intelligence agencies have flagged

Prisoner swap will end soon: Afghan peace council

An official of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation has said that the prisoner swap process with the Taliban will end soon, paving the way for the much-awaited talks between the militant group and the Kabul government

Intra-Afghan peace talks expected to begin ‘next week’

The Afghan government-run high council for national reconciliation says they expect to hold the first round of negotiations with the Taliban delegation next week

190 Killed, 172 Injured in Recent Floods: Ministry

190 people have been killed and 172 others were wounded in the recent flash floods in the country, the State Ministry for Natural Disasters Management said on Tuesday

Former president Karzai welcomes resumption of prisoner swap

Former President Hamid Karzai welcomed the restart of releasing of Taliban prisoners from government jails, calling it “an important and good step”

13 Taliban militants killed in Kandahar

At least 13 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded during a crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province, defense officials said on Tuesday

Afghan activists win to include mother’s name on national ID cards

Afghanistan cabinet’s law committee on Tuesday approved the proposal of inclusion of mother’s name in the national identity cards

France reiterates support to Afghan peace quest, ceasefire

Acting Foreign Minister, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, spoke with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, where they discussed key issues related to the Afghan peace process

Peace doesn't mean power-sharing deal: President Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that peace does not mean a power-sharing political deal, but instead the fulfilment of the will of the people which is to end violence and bloodshed in the war-torn country

Khalili blames Ghani for ignoring the Taliban’s negotiation offer

Former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Karim Khalili blames President Ashraf Ghani for not considering Taliban’s messages for peace talks serious

Gunmen storm Nimroz checkpoint, kill seven police officers

At least seven officers were killed when a group of gunmen stormed their checkpoint in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimroz, provincial officials said

Major parties oppose Ghani’s Reconciliation Council list

The new member list of the High Council for National Reconciliation, announced in a decree by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday, has been met with mixed reactions by major political parties and politicians

Government Insists on release of Afghan commandos ahead of talks

The Presidential Palace on Saturday said the intra-Afghan negotiations will not begin unless 24 Afghan commandos and pilots are released by the Taliban, something that is seen as one of the key obstacles in the way of peace

Uzbekistan to export electricity to Afghanistan for 10 years more

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan extended a contract over electricity import from the power rich Central Asian state for another 10 years, officials at the ministry of foreign affairs said

Rescue teams searching for bodies under debris in Parwan

The government’s rescue teams are still searching for the victims of the recent deadly flooding in Parwan province, north to Kabul three days after the disaster