India has from the beginning backed the democratically elected government, whether of Hamid Karzai in the past or Ashraf Ghani now.

‘The Afghan government and Taliban agreed to continue negotiations at a high level until a settlement is reached’

Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Wednesday to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan where the Taliban claims it controls nearly 85 per cent of the territory.

Central European countries have been critical of EU migration policies and have accused the bloc of fostering inequality among its members that diminishes their influence.

Given the complicated regional dynamics, the Afghan peace process is unlikely to yield results unless the Kashmir issue is also addressed

America’s retreat means handing over Afghanistan to Pakistan on a platter, says former Indian envoy to Kabul

Meet comes in the backdrop of stalled peace negotiations and rising violence in Afghanistan

No breakthrough in talks between government negotiators and Taliban in Qatar

The Islamic State affiliate also claimed the earlier attack on October 24 that killed 24 young students.

Ahead of the 2+2 dialogue, S. Jaishankar and Pompeo held a bilateral meeting and discussed a range of key issues of strategic importance on Monday evening.

The partial truce will mark a historic step in more than 18 years of gruelling conflict in Afghanistan and would pave the way for a deal that could, ultimately, see the war end.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday had said the Taliban 'wants to make a deal'.

The US and Taliban spent the past year negotiating a deal that would have seen the Pentagon pull troops from Afghanistan.

The release of three of the five Indian hostages follows key meetings between US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Islamabad.

Several local and international media outlets had reported that prime minister Khan and the Taliban Political Commission (TPC), led by its head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, discussed the Afghan peace process during a meeting.

Would O’Brien be able to meet the elevated challenges in his new role of guiding US security policies and fine-tuning peace talks with hostile groups like the Taliban or bellicose nations?

US President Donald Trump stunned the world on Saturday when he announced the cancellation of a secret meeting with the Taliban and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Camp David near Washington.

On Thursday, a Kabul car bomb, claimed by the Taliban killed 12 people, President Trump said, including a US soldier.

The USA’s proposed troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban is a recipe for chaos. Instead, there is a need to create a stable environment for the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan.

Asserting that Kashmir is "a bilateral issue" between India and Pakistan, Rahmani said her country believes Pakistan's motive and insistence to purposely tie Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue is a deliberate attempt to prolong the violence happening on Afghan soil.