Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan John Campbell said on Tuesday he had recommended changes to U.S. military withdrawal plan in Afghanistan to U.S. President Barack Obama.
The Pentagon said Monday Afghan forces had asked for U.S. airstrikes which may have killed 22 civilians over the weekend in Kunduz, Afghanistan, amid outcry for an independent investigation into the incident.
The Pentagon on Monday denied there was any policy directing U.S. service members to ignore abuse of teenager boys by their Afghan allies, but insisted the issue should be handled by local Afghan law enforcement.
Special Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs, Dr. Peter Lavoy, on Wednesday recognized Pakistan's efforts and facilitation role in the Afghan reconciliation process.
The new Afghan Taliban chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, has not closed the option of the fragile peace talks in his first audio message the group released to the media at the weekend.
The top American commander in Afghanistan on Thursday met Pakistan's army chief and acknowledged the country's role in the Afghan reconciliation process.
U.S. President Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said Wednesday.
There is now hope for peace in the war-battered Afghanistan after Mullah Mohammad Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, announced his group's readiness to join the peace dialogue with the Afghan government.
In the conflict-ridden Afghanistan, children are the most vulnerable sector of society bearing the brunt of war as many of them lost their fathers in the conflict and are forced to work on the streets to support their families.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif adopted a tough stance in his day-long visit to Kabul on Tuesday against the recent spike in violence in Afghanistan and openly condemned the Taliban's so-called "Spring Offensive."
"My father was abducted by militants, it has been more than two months since I've seen or talked with him," Zahra, 8, told Xinhua.
Visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday voiced his wish to improve relations with the United States, when his country is facing increasing threat from extremist groups like the Islamic State (IS).
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in Washington this week in a bid to shore up relations with the U.S., spotlighting a shaky security situation in Afghanistan as the war-torn country is not yet ready for U.S. troops to leave.
Pakistan will register around 1 million Afghan refugees, Pakistani and Afghan officials said on Tuesday after talks in Islamabad.
The Pakistan Military Academy has recently accepted six cadets from the Afghan National Army for training, a move that is expected to boost the two countries' military cooperation and bridge the trust gap between Kabul and Islamabad.
Afghan army soldiers will receive training in Pakistan for the first time in a sign of growing military-to-military contacts, the Afghan embassy said on Thursday.
Top Pakistani and Afghan commanders have opened talks on security issues, focusing on border management amid growing anti-terror cooperation, the military said Monday.
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