Denmark will send 16 more military personnel to Afghanistan to strengthen its contribution to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, the government has announced.
"One Belt One Road" seminar, jointly organized by Afghan foreign ministry and Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, kicked off here on Sunday, discussing the opportunity of boosting connectivity and development along the ancient trade route.
Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has postponed his upcoming visit to Islamabad.
The Pentagon said Thursday the footprint of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan had been "significantly decreased," but warned that the extremist group still had the potential to be an "enormous threat."
Pakistan pushed the Afghan Taliban on Thursday to join peace negotiations, just two days after the group launched their annual fighting season that could further complicate efforts for the dialogue.
The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced the start of their yearly spring offensive, the outfit said in a online statement.
Civilians often pay high prices in the war-zones, particularly in militancy-plagued Afghanistan as considerable number of the victims of three suicide bombings elsewhere in the country over the past seven days were civilians, according to officials.
Pakistans top foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz, said on Thursday that a four-nation group on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan will meet this month to review the situation after the refusal of the Taliban to join the reconciliation.
The newly formed Afghan government is facing severe tests in 2016, and it must manage its difficult transition by overcoming political, economic and security challenges, the top UN official in the Asian country said here Tuesday.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday met here with visiting President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer respectively on boosting cooperation and exchanging ideas on ICRC's operation in Afghanistan.
Despite the Taliban's inflexibility regarding the peace process, the war-weary Afghans are looking with optimism toward the efforts by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) to bring the militant group back to the negotiating table with the Afghan government so as to end the protracted conflict.
The first round of direct peace talks between the Afghan government and all Taliban and other groups is expected to take place by the first week of March 2016 in Islamabad, said a joint press release issued here by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) Tuesday.
Armed with an AK-47 assault rifle while attending a memorial service in the Kilagai area of the northern Baghlan province, Ziahul Haq, 21, said the deteriorating security situation in the country has forced many villagers to buy weapons for their own defense.
In the wake of abduction of the five workers of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan's restive Ghazni province the aid agency has suspended its operations in the province.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India's commitment to build a peaceful Afghanistan.
Pakistan and Afghan military commanders agreed Saturday on better coordination and enhancing security measures at both sides of the border, officials said.
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