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The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?Talks between U.S. and Afghan officials for prisoner releases are stuck. The U.S. wants its citizens freed from Afghanistan. Afghanistan wa...26 Jan, 2026, 11.44 AM IST- EAM Jaishankar speaks with Afghan counterpart to expand ties amid tensions with PakistanIndia and Afghanistan are working to strengthen their relationship. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with Afghan Foreign Minist...16 May, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
- Afghan prisoner in US custody freed in exchange for American citizens, Kabul says"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers this exchange a good example of resolving issues through dialogue and extends special gratitu...21 Jan, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
- Afghan prisoner in US custody freed in exchange for two Americans, Kabul saysAn Afghan prisoner serving a life sentence in the U.S. is freed in exchange for two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty. The exchan...21 Jan, 2025, 12.25 PM IST
- Pakistan deports over 6,500 more Afghans; total repatriated to Afghanistan touches 1,70,000: OfficialA total of 1,74,358 Afghan nationals left for Afghanistan since September 17, adding that voluntary repatriation was still underway, but th...06 Nov, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
- Afghan army: Two officers killed by roadside bomb in northern Balkh provinceThe attack was the latest amid relentless violence in Afghanistan even as Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, tr...25 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
- Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan's Jalalabad, at least 24 die in Islamic State attackSome 30 militants involved in the attack on the prison, where some 2,000 prisoners were held, according to Sohrab Qaderi, a lawmaker in the...03 Aug, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
- US special envoy Khalilzad, Pakistan Army chief Bajwa discuss Afghan peace processKhalilzad visited Islamabad on Sunday and held talks with Bajwa on the Afghan peace process.He is travelling to Qatar, Pakistan and Afghani...08 Jun, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
- Afghan government says Taliban attack on checkpoint kills 14The Taliban took responsibility for Thursday's attack in Paktia province, calling it a "defensive action," without elaborating.29 May, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
- Afghan forces killed in first 'Taliban attack' since ceasefire endThe temporary truce ended on Tuesday but a lull in the country's grinding violence has largely held, raising hopes that the militants and K...28 May, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
- Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacksThe decision not to release the data comes as the Trump administration is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be seen as successful so ...01 May, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
- China, Pakistan, US, Russia participate in virtual discussion on Afghanistan convened by UNThe discussions on Thursday focused on a "comprehensive peace process in Afghanistan through intra-Afghan negotiations and on the importanc...17 Apr, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
- Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves presidentThe rival inauguration ceremonies were held at the same time Monday. That's thrown the next and crucial step in the U.S.-Taliban peace deal...09 Mar, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
- Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabbleSquabbling Afghan presidential rivals threatened to both declare themselves president in dueling inauguration ceremonies Monday, throwing p...09 Mar, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
- US-Taliban agreement portends several challenges for IndiaStrengthened India-US counter-terrorism cooperation has pertinence essentially in the Pakistan-Afghanistan context, which the US-Taliban ag...05 Mar, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
- Real negotiations in Afghanistan begin now: JaishankarOn Monday, the Taliban announced that that it will only take part in the intra-Afghan talks in Oslo in March after the release of the priso...02 Mar, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
- Afghanistan's partial truce will continue, 'with goal' for full ceasefire: GhaniThe US-Taliban agreement spells out a withdrawal timeline of 14 months for all foreign forces, provided the Taliban honour several pledges ...02 Mar, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
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