Afghan analyst warns Iran must stop supporting the Afghan Taliban or risk the relationship backfiring.
Atta Mohammad Noor, the powerful governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province, says he has forged an alliance with former rival warlord and First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum to combat the Taliban in the country's restive north.
A former foreign minister under the Afghan Taliban has criticism for both sides in the conflict.
In a significant development, top Afghan officials and Taliban representatives are meeting in Norway this week.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has sought to answer detractors over efforts to cultivate a cooperative relationship with neighboring Pakistan.
Major political parties took to the streets to force the administration of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to step down after controversial local elections.
Afghans have questioned former President Hamid Karzai's motives in opposing the foreign and domestic policies of incumbent President Ashraf Ghani.
The overtures to Pakistan by Afghanistan's national unity government have prompted former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to part ways with its leadership.
A Pakistani provincial government, once claiming to be the leading proponent of election reforms, is in hot water after controversial local elections were marked by violence and irregularities.
In a rapid reversal of warming relations with Pakistan, the Afghan president has asked Islamabad to move swiftly against the Afghan Taliban operating from its soil.
Pakistani authorities are asking a Pashtun tribe to pay for Taliban attacks before being allowed to return to their war-ravaged villages.
The recent appointment of a quiet bureaucrat as Afghanistan's defense minister is expected to stir dissent even if he is confirmed into the job.
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