An Afghan negotiator says international forces withdrawal in the absence of an agreement on peace will lead to a civil war. As the NATO defense ministers meeting comes to a close, the Taliban in a message to NATO leaders said the continuation of foreign forces’ presence in Afghanistan is neither in favor of the international organization nor does it benefit […]

Pakistan has vehemently denounced the use of Afghanistan’s soil to attack military personnel and civilians. At least two attacks had been launched from Afghanistan on targets inside Pakistan in February so far, a spokesman for the Foreign Office said.

The deployment of German troops in Afghanistan should be extended, suggests Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. DPA quoted Maas as proposing the extension in Germany’s military mission in comments to the Funke Media Group newspapers.

A Humvee tank, loaded with explosives, targeted Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province early Saturday leaving at least seven wounded, sources said.

Ensuring the Taliban do not seek a battlefield victory will require sustained U.S. attention and resources. Many peace processes experience at least short-term reversions to violence. Even a successful Afghan peace process will be at risk of the same, especially in the likely event that the United States and its allies continue to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Ideally, such troop […]

Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday in a statement claimed that at least 31 Taliban fighters including a Taliban commander killed in the past 24 hours during Afghan ground and air forces strike.

International communities have expressed their “deep concern” over the escalation of violence and targeted killings of civilians in Afghanistan. The sixth round of consensus-building meetings for peace in Afghanistan was held in Kabul on Thursday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder met at NATO headquarters Thursday to discuss a number of issues including the future of NATO’s presence in Afghanistan.

UNAMA confirmed Thursday night that a UN convoy came under attack in the Surobi District of Kabul earlier in the day.

The incident happened at around 09:20 am local time in Bagh-e-Daud area in Kabul’s PD5. Four employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Kabul on Tuesday, police confirmed in a statement.