The Pakistani Taliban has intensified its insurgency against Islamabad in recent months. But sources say the two sides have been holding secret talks over a cease-fire.
Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Masud briefly visited Dushanbe for Afghan peace talks mediated by Tajikistan and Pakistan, but the Taliban failed to show up, several sources say.
Taliban authorities have hung four bodies of alleged kidnappers in a public square in the western Afghan city of Herat.
A female Afghan police officer, Zala Zazai, says she was forced to flee Afghanistan due to serious threats as the Taliban was taking over the country.
Afghan leaders received a renewed commitment during their trip to Washington last week. But their republic's future still hinges on their ability to forge unity among the ranks while beating back a widening Taliban offensive.
Thousands of Afghans who worked for foreign troops face an uncertain fate as international forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by September.
A U.S. diplomat has told RFE/RL that negotiations are still under way in Qatar's capital, Doha, between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban, but are proceeding slowly.
Talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have halted in recent weeks as extremists launched a new wave of attacks. But two former combatants say they're still holding out hope for the peace process and an eventual end to the conflict.
A decade after U.S. Special Forces killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison town, the country’s failure to rein in militant groups could endanger its relations with the United States.
Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, discussed the implications for Afghanistan’s peace process and the future of the country, with VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem.
U.S. President Joe Biden has reiterated his intention to end the U.S. war presence in Afghanistan. In a presidential address to Congress marking his first 100 days in office, Biden said on April 28: "After 20 years of valor and sacrifice, it is time to bring those troops home."
Analysts say the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan could allow Iran to expand its influence in the region, though any uptick in violence after the pullout could create additional burdens for Tehran.
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