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MAIMANA – An airstrike in northern Faryab province killed two group commanders of the Taliban group in northern Faryab province, the Afghan National Army (ANA) said in a statement. As per the statement, Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted an airstrike in Gurziwan district at around 11:40 pm local time on …

KABUL – A Chinese diplomat in Kabul met State Minister for Peace Affairs Abdul Salam Rahimi and discussed the upcoming intra-Afghan dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday. Chinese Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul Wang Daxue met Rahimi and shared details about the preparations for the peace talks among the Afghans in Beijing …

KABUL – An “ancient and precious” collection of terracotta Buddha heads, believed to have been stolen by the Taliban and transported to the UK, are to be returned to Afghanistan 17 years after their discovery at Heathrow Airport. A Buddha sculpture and nine heads will be sent back to their …

KABUL – A series of airstrikes killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Sar-e Pul, Baghlan and Helmand provinces in the past 24 hours, the Afghan military officials said in a statement. According to military officials, an airstrike killed 22 Taliban militants in Sayad district of northern Sar-e Pul province. …

KABUL – Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday. According to Reuters report, the government’s decision to free Anas Haqqani and …

KABUL – Wahid Omar, President Ashraf Ghani’s senior advisor for public and strategic affairs, on Thursday said that the Afghan government wants to gauge the Taliban’s will for the peace process, and “this could be seen in a ceasefire.” Tolo News reported. According to Tolo News report, Wahid Omar also …

KABUL – Afghan government has finalized list of participants for dialogue with the Taliban, which China expects to host in Beijing, an official said Thursday. “Afghan government will attend Beijing conference, a list (of participants) has been finalized,” said Waheed Omar, the president’s senior adviser for strategic affairs. Omar said …

KABUL – Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) said Wednesday that 30 percent of the Mobile phone services have been suspended across Afghanistan because of the Taliban Threat. In most parts of the country, these telecommunications networks have stopped working after receiving warning messages from Taliban. According to ATRA, in most …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said Tuesday it will have fenced off its traditionally porous border with Afghanistan by the end of next year, leading to an improved security situation in the region, Voice of America (VOA) reported Wednesday. According to VOA report, the military-led massive construction program, launched in mid-2017, is …

KABUL – Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah during an Exclusive interview with AFP called President Ghani’s 7-Point Peace Plan an “unrealistic wish list”. Abdullah Abdullah said: “To be honest, nobody has taken the so-called seven-points plan as a plan… it’s rather a Wish list.” AFP reported that Ghani’s proposal has been …