The Afghan National Security Forces ( ANSF) on Thursday assumed the full security charges from NATO-led troops as the security transition ended, said Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
President Barack Obama acknowledged on Sunday that Afghanistan is still a "dangerous place" as U.S.-led coalition forces formally ended their 13-year- long combat mission in the Asian country.
Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the top commander of foreign troops in Kabul on Wednesday and shared the " vital elements of intelligence with concerned authorities," about the latest terrorist attack in Peshawar.
Afghanistan has overcome the worst political crisis and security upheaval in 2014 through the first- ever successful transfer of power from one elected president to another albeit through a protracted electoral process that tested the will and strength of the battle-scarred Afghan people.
Some 22 Taliban militants have been killed and 28 wounded as the Afghan security forces pressed ahead with offensives in restive provinces, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
The recently-concluded London conference has once again highlighted Pakistan's role in the Afghan peace process as concerns are growing about the emerging security challenges that Afghanistan would face with the withdrawal of most of the foreign forces by yearend.
The United States has handed over three Pakistani detainees to Pakistan, including Latifullah Mehsud, a senior Pakistani Taliban leader, according to U.S. and Pakistani authorities.
At least 45 people were killed and 60 others wounded after a suicide bomb attack shocked a volleyball ground in Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan, on Sunday evening, officials confirmed.
Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and senior defense officials in Kabul and offered training to the Afghan military personnel.
Having served 13 years fighting militants in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, British troops departed for home on Sunday, leaving Afghan national forces to take over the security responsibility alone in the former Taliban stronghold.
Having served 13 years fighting militants in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, British troops departed for home on Sunday, leaving Afghan national forces to take over the security responsibility alone in the former Taliban stronghold.
After assuming office late last month, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced that one of his priorities would be to reopen talks with the Taliban as he called on the insurgent group to respond positively to the peace dialogue that has been started by the previous administration.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to support the new Afghan government emerging from months-long wrangling over the result of a presidential run-off.
1st LD Writethru: 3 NATO service members killed in Kabul suicide bombing
NATO leaders at the Wales Summit on Thursday outlined the long-term engagement in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO-led combat mission in the country since 2003.
The green on blue attacks or insider offensive committed by Afghans in military uniform against NATO- led forces, may demonstrate security lapses and Taliban's penetration into the ranks of security forces.
When Pakistan launched its long- awaited major military offensive against the local Taliban and other foreign jihadists in their main sanctuary in North Waziristan last month, the army formally requested the Afghan security forces to boost border security to stop fleeing militants from crossing the border.
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