Relatives of Mark Frerichs, a U.S. contractor thought to have been kidnapped by a Taliban-linked militant group, are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden not to withdraw additional troops from Afghanistan unless Frerichs is released from captivity.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in eastern Afghanistan that officials say killed at least 14 soldiers when it targeted a military base in Nangarhar.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged the United States to ramp up pressure on the Taliban and not to rush the withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the United States will send a team to Kabul for consultations on efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.
The Taliban is weaponizing commercial aerial drones for attacks against Afghan government forces.
The Pentagon says the Taliban are not complying with commitments the militant group reached with the United States last year under an Afghan peace accord.
A Taliban delegation has held talks with Russian officials in Moscow amid ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the militant group.
The leader of the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e Islam, has been killed in a mine blast in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Afghan and Pakistani security sources.
The agreement between the U.S. and Taliban was viewed as the best path toward ending the longest war in American history. But its fate now hangs in the balance as the Biden administration reviews the agreement, which critics say grants the Taliban too many favors.
The U.S. envoy who brokered a deal with the Taliban last year has been asked to stay in his position, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on January 27.
A Taliban delegation has held talks with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran amid ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the militant group.
Afghan officials say two policemen have been killed and at least five others wounded in separate attacks in different parts of the capital, Kabul.
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