Ten Taliban were killed and 17 others were injured in a series of air raids conducted by security troops in Zabul province last night.

The Afghan government released 490 Taliban fighters and commanders from its prisons earlier this month, as part of a goodwill gesture to persuade the militant group to come to the table for direct talks with the Ashraf Ghani-led administration.

Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said that the war in the country is continuing because of Taliban's obstinacy.

The Afghan war has been long, bloody and disastrous. More than 17 years since the Taliban was deposed, the country is no closer to a peaceful solution, with the group vying to disrupt the internationally recognised government of Ashraf Ghani. Erudite if ineffective, Mr Ghani has not been able to unify ...

The new Commander of Special Operations Corps of the Afghan military Lt. Gen. Fareed Ahmadi has called on Taliban to refrain from violence and have mercy on their families.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the release of John Walker Lindh, dubbed the "American Taliban," an "unexplainable and unconscionable" decision.

Clashes between the ISIS militants and the Taliban have forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in two provinces in eastern Afghanistan.

 Security forces have surrounded a building in Kabul, Afghanistan, that has been taken over by Taliban-affiliated gunmen.

The Taliban targeted the police on Tuesday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, killing four police officers, including a district police chief, provincial officials said.

At least 17 people, including police officers and Taliban militants, were killed during clashes here on Saturday, according to the provincial police chief.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday announced to release 175 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture following a grand consultative session in the capital Kabul for peace.

Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, has sought Pakistan’s support for reducing violence in Afghanistan, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Afghan Taliban insurgents are battling fighters loyal to ISIS over control of territory in eastern Afghanistan in some of the heaviest clashes over the past year between the rival militants, officials said on Wednesday.

Upcoming talks between the Taliban and the United States will focus on the timetable for pulling all foreign forces from Afghanistan, according to a senior Taliban member.

Talks between the Taliban movement and delegates from Afghanistan's government, scheduled for later this week in Qatar, were postponed indefinitely, AVA reported Thursday.

Retired four-star General Jack Keane believes people should “be skeptical” of the Trump administration’s ongoing peace negotiations with Afghanistan.

Ahead of the first ever peace talks between the Taliban and negotiators picked by the government, it is clear the Taliban is trying to soften its image, especially about women.

In a landmark development, the Afghan government announced on Sunday it will send an official delegation to hold direct talks for peace with the Taliban in Qatar later this month.

The United States accomplished its mission and should have gotten out of Afghanistan years ago, according to a former CIA officer who was part of a team there in the months following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The United States needs to consult with Afghanistan and its neighbours on withdrawal from the country, China's ambassador has said.