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The Afghan government on Monday said peace talks will only take place with the Taliban groups renouncing violence as efforts are underway to revive the stalled peace process amid rampant Taliban-led insurgency. Deputy presidential spokesman Syed Zafar Hashemi told reporters that trilateral and quadrilateral meetings between Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and United States will continue as Read the full article...

Following the deadly attack on a bus carrying journalists in Kabul, Afghanistan Radio and Television Union (ARTU) that promotes cooperation and support for Radio and Television networks in Afghanistan urged government to form a special unit of security forces to protect journalists and media organizations. ARTU representatives while condemning the attack said during a press Read the full article...

A suicide bombing rocked Spin Boldak District of southern Kandahar province on Monday afternoon. According to initial reports, a gun battle occurred between police and the remaining assailants following the suicide bombing. Officials say at least three militants were involved in the attack. More details to follow…

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned that the conflict would intensify with its consequences across the region if peace talks with Taliban do not start by April. “Time is not a friend,” he told BBC in an interveiw. “We all understand that February and March are crucial.” President Ghani said observers should understand that the Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s inelegance agency has raided three weapon depots of the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) in Azra District of central Logar province. A statement released by NDS on Monday states that the depots belonged to Mohammad Ali Amarati who was previously a commander of Taliban group Read the full article...

The terrorist group of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released a new video showing nine militants who purportedly carried out a string of attacks in Paris last year in which more than 200 people were killed and wounded.  The video which is said to have been filmed somewhere in Syria shows Read the full article...

17 loyalists of the terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh have been killed in newest drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. A statement released by the ministry states that the air strikes were carried out on positions of Daesh in Deh Read the full article...

On numerous occasions, officials from Pakistan have accused the spy agencies of Afghanistan and India for carrying attacks in Pakistan but the country’s Prime Minister has given a different statement. Mohammad Nawaz Sharif told reporters on Sunday that Pakistan and Afghanistan have an agreement of not allowing their respective soil be used against neighbors and Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has accepted the diplomatic credentials of Manpreet Vohra, India’s new ambassador to Kabul. The credentials were presented to President Ghani during a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace ‘ARG’ on Sunday afternoon. Deputy Foreign Minister Hikmat Khalil Karzai also took part in the ceremony. Manpreet Vohra who was also given the Read the full article...