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NATO chief says security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for their own future

Nearly 700 attacks launched on Afghanistan's Lashkargah in three weeks

The Taliban has conducted around 700 attacks on the city of Lashkargah in the southern province of Helmand in the last three weeks

16 Taliban militants dead, 8 arrested in two provinces of Afghanistan

At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and eight others arrested in two Afghan provinces, the country's Ministry of Defence confirmed on Monday

20 killed, 34 wounded in series of violent attacks across Afghanistan

At least 20 civilians were killed and 34 others were wounded in a series of violent attacks in five provinces of Afghanistan in the span of 24 hours

Airstrikes kill 23 Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Balkh province

A total of 23 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes that targeted hideouts in Afghanistan's Balkh province, an army spokesman said on Friday.

US troops withdrawal: China offers to host Afghan-Taliban peace talks

China has stepped up its diplomacy between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the wake of the US troops withdrawal from the war-torn country

White House weighs evacuating Afghans who work for US before force withdraw

The biggest concern for U.S. officials is that Afghan citizens who played an invaluable role serving American forces would be quickly targeted by Taliban forces.

Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad

Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan,US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire during the festival of Eid.

Car bombing near Kabul school kills at least 55, injures over 150

Explosions caused by a car bomb and mortars outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officials said.

Withdrawal symptoms

US' unilateral Afghan departure is a concern for India

EU envoy to Afghanistan hopes Taliban will not miss Turkey conference

Andreas von Brandt, the EU ambassador in Afghanistan, on Saturday urged the Taliban to take the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan seriously and hoped that the Taliban will not miss it

Sanctuaries in Pakistan helped in Taliban's success, says US Senator

Pakistan has played on both sides of the field in Afghanistan, says Jack Reed.

Intel on Russia putting 'bounties' on US troops shaky, says White House

Assessment revealed as the US announces a host of new sanctions on the Russian government

We have won the Afghanistan war and America has lost, say Taliban

China voiced concern over the US' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September

US military alliance pulling out of Afghanistan worrying for India: Experts

Joe Biden has announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11

It's time to end America's longest war: Joe Biden on Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said it is time to end America's longest war in Afghanistan, a responsibility which he does not want to pass on to his successor. Biden is the fourth US president to preside over the war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, soon after Al Qaeda terrorists based in Afghanistan attacked the twin-towers in New York. In his speech to the nation, Biden, observing that the US went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago, said that he "cannot explain" why the US should remain there in 2021. "Rather than return to war with the Taliban, we have to focus on the challenges that will determine our standing and reach today and into the years to come," Biden said. A day earlier, the White House said that Biden has decided to withdraw all American troops out of war-torn Afghanistan by September 11 this year, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York. "We cannot continue the cycle of extending

Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Biden's decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump

Biden committed to bringing responsible end to Afghan conflict: White House

Biden is committed is to bringing a responsible end to the conflict in Afghanistan and ensuring that the country can never again become a haven for terrorists, the White House has said

Taliban threaten attacks if foreign troops stay in Afghanistan past May 1

Taliban militants have warned that they will resume attacks against foreign forces if they do not withdraw from Afghanistan by the May 1

Biden administration to resume talks with Taliban, India to watch closely

US State Department has announced the resumption of talks with Taliban as the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is set to visit Kabul, Doha and other regional capitals