Afghan Taliban
In bombshell, Trump calls off secret summit, talks with Taliban
US President Donald Trump says on he has called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war.
12 killed, scores wounded in Afghanistan Taliban car bombing
Twelve people are killed and more than 80 wounded when Taliban fighters detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar, police and medical officials and the Taliban said.
With eye on Afghanistan talks, Trump vows to stop 'endless wars'
US President Donald Trump tells Americans his administration has accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan and would be able to reduce US troops there as negotiations advance to end America's longest war.
Kabul suicide attack kills 43
An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, officials said yesterday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year.
5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office: Taliban
A Taliban spokesperson says five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar.
Taliban kidnap nearly 200 bus passengers
The Taliban rejected today an Afghan government offer of a ceasefire and they would persist with their attacks, two militant commanders said, while insurgents ambushed three buses and nearly 200 passengers travelling for a holiday.
More than 20 Afghan police killed as Taliban attack checkpoints
The Afghan Taliban attacks more than a dozen checkpoints over six hours in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 22 police and wounding 15, officials say, as militants killed eight soldiers in the west in a growing insurgency.
Dozens killed as Taliban attack Afghan bases
Militants launches two separate attacks on Afghan security installations killing dozens of soldiers, the latest in a series of devastating assaults this week that have left more than 120 people dead and underscored spiralling insecurity.
Taliban car bombing at Afghan bank kills 34
At least 34 people are killed when a Taliban car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as people were queueing to withdraw salaries, the latest bloody attack during the holy month of Ramadan.
Afghan Taliban attack: Fierce clashes for control of Kunduz
Fierce fighting is continuing between Afghan forces and the Taliban in parts of Afghanistan's northern city of Kunduz, despite government claims that it had regained control of the city.
Taliban tighten grip on Afghan city of Kunduz
Taliban fighters seize a military hilltop site in Kunduz, tightening their grip on the northern Afghan city.
Afghan forces fight to retake key city
Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, after suffering a major military reverse when it was seized by the Taliban on Monday.
Taliban ‘resolve splits’ over leader
A dispute that threatened to split the Afghan Taliban has been resolved after relatives of late leader Mullah Omar backed his successor, the group says.
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unity
The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, calls for unity in an audio message, saying that the group will continue fighting.
Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar 'death' claim
The Afghan government is investigating new reports that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has died, a spokesman said.