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Death toll rises in coordinated Kabul attack targeting minister, facilities

Multiple explosions and a gunfight in the Afghan capital’s heavily secured Green Zone killed at least eight and wounded 23.

Afghan officials: Kabul attack ends with killing of all gunmen

Car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan's capital near heavily fortified "Green Zone", killed at least three civilians and three attackers, security officials say.

US envoy: Afghan Taliban seeks 'lion's share of power' in stalemated talks

"At this point, they (the Taliban) are demanding that they take the lion's share of power in the next government, given the military situation as they see it," says special US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in bleak assessment of Doha peace process.

US, UK accuse Afghan Taliban of 'war crimes' in Spin Boldak town

Embassies of both countries in Kabul allege Taliban carried revenge murders of dozens of civilians in southern Kandahar province – a charge insurgents deny as "baseless".

Afghan spy agency detains journalists for visiting Taliban-held Spin Boldak

Spy agency NDS detains four journalists on propaganda charges after they returned from contested area of Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province, where authorities accuse Taliban of killing civilians – charges insurgents deny.

What are the possible outcomes of the Afghanistan - Taliban conflict?

While a local peace proposal is ideal, realities on the ground demand that the parties avoid further bloodshed and meet halfway through a political settlement.

Pakistan: Afghan soldiers who crossed border after Taliban attack returned

Pakistan's military said it had granted asylum to at least 46 Afghan soldiers who crossed the Durand Line into northwestern Pakistan after their military posts in Afghanistan were overrun by Taliban insurgents.

Taliban: No peace until Afghanistan has new broad-based government

Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen in an interview says that his group does not 'believe in the monopoly of power' and that current Afghan government doesn't want reconciliation, but surrendering of Taliban.

Rocket attack on Afghan capital as Ghani gives Eid speech

Rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, a live television broadcast showed. Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Afghan Taliban urged to end violence in show of good faith ahead of Eid

Some 15 foreign missions and a NATO representative in a statement called on the insurgents to halt their offensive for good as a gesture of peace as the group in the past would announce temporary ceasefires before major Muslim festivals.

Daughter of Afghan ambassador abducted, tortured in Pakistan

Silsila Alikhil was abducted for several hours and severely tortured by unknown individuals before being released, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said.

Afghan forces fighting to retake Pakistan border crossing from Taliban

Residents of southern Spin Boldak town report heavy fighting between Taliban, which controls the area, and government forces who want to retake key border crossing with Pakistan.