The announcement was made shortly after reports on the U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, was published on media.
“Until all foreign forces completely withdraw from our homeland, the Islamic Emirate will not participate in any conference that shall make decisions about Afghanistan,” Naeem Wardak, spokesman for the political office of the Taliban took...
President Joe Biden’s decision which is expected to be announced on Wednesday will keep U.S. forces beyond a May 1 deadline which was negotiated between former President Donald Trump and the Taliban on late February last year.
While the Taliban have warned to resume attack against foreign troops if they stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline; however, it is unclear the group will...
The U.S.-sponsored Afghan peace conference that was set to take place on April 16 in Istanbul, Turkey, is now postponed to April 24, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The talks were first expected to kick off Friday and to last 10 days.
“The Republic of Turkey, the State of Qatar, and the United Nations are co-convening a high level and...
Asked about Taliban's latest announcement that it would not participate in the talks, the Foreign Ministry stated that they expect that the talks will be delayed and will likely be held on April 26.
The Taliban on Monday announced it backed out of participating in the summit on Afghanistan.
Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the Taliban political office in Qatar, said the group was still deliberating...
President Ghani on Tuesday posted on Twitter he spoke with U.S. top diplomat Blinken on the Afghan peace process.
The U.S.-backed peace conference set to take place on April 16 in Istanbul, Turkey.
“Today, I spoke with Secretary @ABlinken. We discussed the ongoing peace process, the upcoming peace talks in Turkey,” he took to Twitter.
President Ghani also discussed his upcoming call with U.S. President Joe...
Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI), said Tuesday that more than 60 civilians have been killed and over 164 others injured in Taliban attacks and bombings during the first 22 days of the year.
Women and children had been also among the victims, according to the spokesman.
Voicing concern over an escalation in civilian casualties, Mr. Arian said the...
Few days ago, the Taliban captured and took with themselves three members of ANA’s special unit when they were on way to their homes in Badakhshan, Nek Mohammad Nazari, the provincial governor said.
According to the governor, the insurgents opened fire and killed them Tuesday morning in Zibak district of the province.
Armed Taliban have also killed officer of Darwaz commission who was driven out...
Hanif Rezaiee, a spokesman for the army in the country's north, said armed Taliban on Tuesday morning stormed Afghan forces outposts in Chimtal district of Balkh province.
As many as seven Taliban fighters, including Mullah Ma’az, a commander of the group, were killed and four others injured in clashes which erupted following the insurgents’ attack, he added.
The Taliban, however, have claimed at least eleven...
In a statement released, the Defense Ministry said Afghan Air Force has carried out air raids on Taliban militants in Helmand, Baghlan and Uruzgan provinces.
As many as 34 Taliban have been killed and another 14 wounded during the raids, according to the ministry.
A number of the insurgents’ weapons and military equipment were demolished during the raid, it added.
The Taliban officials have yet to...
The RDIF, which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, said the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) had approved the use of Sputnik V.
Earlier on Monday, two people familiar with the matter said the panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) had recommended the authorization.
The RDIF has signed deals to produce more than 750 million doses of Sputnik V in...
