Hasib Danish Alikozai

Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, says Taliban’s commitment to anything short of full cease-fire will not produce desired outcome

Education opportunities for girls have improved tremendously in Afghanistan in the post 2001 era

The Washington Post this week published trove of government documents, revealing that US officials made false statements and hid evidence about years long conflict

Nakamura, 73, had dedicated most of his adult life to working in Afghanistan, trying to save lives at times as a physician and at times as a mason, building water canals for people affected by drought

Since President Ashraf Ghani’s announcement of the deal Tuesday, there have been several conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the three inmates, with no comment from the Afghan government 

A September raid on a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province killed Taliban fighters, but an al-Qaida chief, too

Insurgents are threatening to attack polling stations, and some political candidates, concerned about potential fraud, are threatening violence if elections are not considered fair and transparent

John Sopko, however, cautioned against premature US support of comprehensive reintegration program of Taliban, other combatants

'The meeting went very well, and negotiations are proceeding,' the White House says in a statement following the meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey

Country’s intelligence agency also says it arrested key member of terror group this week accused of coordinating suicide attacks and managing suicide bombers in the capital