Afghan War
Vali Nasr says peace in Afghanistan opens the door for Pakistan for a new relationship with US.
Updated 25 Feb, 2020 08:27am
It appears that a deal between the Afghan Taliban and the Americans is finally on the horizon.
Updated 24 Feb, 2020 08:10am
More than 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2019.
Updated 24 Feb, 2020 08:44am
Pakistan should have a blueprint for the future.
Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:53am
The UN mission in the country says more than 10,000 people were killed or wounded last year alone.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
"It is the first morning that I go out without fear of being killed by a bomb or suicide bomber," says a taxi driver.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
Afghan govt to hold talks with militants if ‘reduction of violence’ continues for a week.
Updated 22 Feb, 2020 08:48am
FO says the signing of the US-Taliban agreement will "pave the way for the next step of intra-Afghan negotiations".
Published 21 Feb, 2020 11:07pm
"This is an important step on a long road to peace," says US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 05:24pm
An opinion piece by Sirajuddin Haqqani in NYT says Afghan insurgents are “fully committed” to a deal with Washington.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 08:25am
The US president’s remarks are political, not policy statements.
Updated 20 Feb, 2020 09:50am
Fighting between militants and Afghan forces continues.
Updated 19 Feb, 2020 08:37am
A divided dispensation in Kabul makes it extremely difficult to reach a political settlement.
Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:11am
Esper says it is time to give peace a chance in Afghanistan through a political negotiation.
Updated 16 Feb, 2020 09:06am
Pompeo says peace talks have made real progress in the last few days.
Updated 14 Feb, 2020 08:32am
"Our primary objective is to end the senseless bloodshed," says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:41pm
Reports suggest an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined US and Afghan force with a machine gun.
Published 09 Feb, 2020 01:27pm
No group immediately claims responsibility for the apparent "green-on-blue" attack.
Updated 09 Feb, 2020 09:00am
Washington and the Taliban are still wrangling over a possible deal.
Updated 05 Feb, 2020 08:51am
Pompeo demands “demonstrable evidence” from Taliban that they can and will reduce violence before signing an accord.
Published 03 Feb, 2020 04:07pm
US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived from Qatar today to hold meetings with FM Qureshi and COAS Bajwa.
Updated 31 Jan, 2020 05:56pm
US president reiterates need for lasting reduction in violence in meeting with Afghan counterpart.
Updated 23 Jan, 2020 09:30am
Ad campaign calls for an immediate end to the 18-year-old war and a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Updated 21 Jan, 2020 08:41am
Agree to reduce operations to facilitate withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.
Updated 18 Jan, 2020 07:59am
If an agreement is reached, the move could revive hopes for a long-term solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.
Updated 17 Jan, 2020 01:58pm
Foreign minister was speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Updated 17 Jan, 2020 10:42pm
Karzai is in New Delhi to participate in the government sponsored Raisina Dialogue.
Updated 15 Jan, 2020 08:34am
More than 2,400 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since October 2001.
Updated 12 Jan, 2020 09:06am
The Taliban have intensified their attacks in northern Afghanistan in recent days.
Updated 02 Jan, 2020 08:30am
The denial comes after reports emerged of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after 18 years of war.
Updated 30 Dec, 2019 04:27pm