Ashraf Ghani

Afghan peace talks dead, US to keep pressure on Taliban - Pompeo

US diplomats have been holding talks with Taliban representatives for months about a plan to withdraw thousands of American troops in exchange for security guarantees by the Taliban.

Afghan government concerned about US-Taliban peace deal

The deal, reached after months of negotiations, is intended to open the way for so-called "intra Afghan" talks to end the fighting and reach a full political settlement, but must still be approved by US President Donald Trump before it can be signed.

US to pull troops from 5 Afghan bases in 135 days after Taliban deal passes

Zalmay Khalilzad, who is leading efforts to forge a deal with the Taliban, made the announcement after meeting Afghanistan's President Ghani who asked the US envoy to share the draft agreement between the US and Taliban with all Afghan leaders.

Taliban attack second Afghan city as US envoy says deal is near

The spokesman for the Baghlan province police chief Jawed Basharat says gun battles continue on the outskirts of its capital Puli Khumri, a day after insurgent forces stormed the strategic northern city of Kunduz.

US and Taliban resume talks on ending America's longest war

A Taliban member familiar with, but not part of, the talks that resumed in Qatar says US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met one-on-one with the Taliban's lead negotiator, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Three brutal days in Afghanistan turn revelry to mourning

Afghanistan's Independence Day celebrations have been ripped apart by a series of attacks as Afghans face a concerted push from Daesh in the country.

Afghanistan vows to crush Daesh havens after attack

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's comments come as the country marks a subdued 100th Independence Day and mourns at least 63 people killed in a bombing in Kabul claimed by a local Daesh-affiliate.

At least 63 killed, 182 wounded in Kabul wedding blast

The blast occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul, in a part of the city that many in the minority Shia Hazara community call home.

US ambassador openly questions Afghan government on graft

Washington-based Special Inspector-General for Afghan Reconstruction said in a report earlier this year that the country may not be ready for peace unless it finds a way to reintegrate Taliban fighters into society and combat "endemic corruption".

Taliban say talks on US withdrawal from Afghanistan end

An agreement would allow President Donald Trump to achieve his aim of ending Washington's longest-running war, launched after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US.

Afghan president Ghani rejects foreign interference as talks advance

Afghanistan's President Ghani and his government have not been involved in months of negotiations between Washington and the Taliban on an agreement for a peace deal in the country.

Taliban says differences on US troop withdrawal resolved

A deal between the two sides could pave the way for direct talks between the government of President Ashraf Ghanio despite the fact that the militants consider his administration illegitimate.