The agreement could lead to signing of peace deal between US and Taliban to end Afghanistan's 18-year war.

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed the EU's readiness to support the Afghan peace process and its implementation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says only the Afghan people should decide on their country's internal affairs, reaffirming Iran’s support for its eastern neighbor in promoting peace.

The Taliban militant group warned the United States it would face the same fate as the Soviet Union in the 1980s if it did not leave violence-wracked Afghanistan, as Washington considers slashing troop numbers.

Taliban escalate attacks on security forces in bid to enter peace talks with position of strength, officials say

The situation in Afghanistan is murky no longer – because it has, to a large extent, spiralled out of control. Rather than seeking a win-win scenario in which the United States might forge a deal with the Taliban for a more peaceful country, U.S. officials instead seem hell-bent on delivering to the Taliban everything the Taliban wants: Negotiations,...

A prominent Pakistani cleric says an Afghan delegation has asked him to mediate between the Kabul government and the Taliban to help resolve the 17-year long war in Afghanistan.