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Hundreds of Taliban prisoners have already been released under the peace deal

Release of Taliban militants angers victims' families

Afghan authorities have started to release 400 'dangerous' Taliban prisoners. The move has drawn widespread condemnation from the families of murdered victims.

World • 14 Aug 20

Prior to this week's releases, Kabul had already freed about 1,000 Taliban inmates

Afghanistan frees hundreds of Taliban prisoners

Afghan authorities have freed hundreds more Taliban prisoners, as calls grow for the militants to extend a ceasefire on its third and final day.

World • 26 May 20

Afghan National Security Council handout shows Taliban prisoners after their release

US envoy says Afghan prisoner releases 'important step'

The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an "important step" toward peace.

World • 13 Apr 20

British soldiers stand guard at the site where a gunman opened fire

Dozens killed by gunman at Afghan political rally

Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul, the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban.

World • 06 Mar 20

Taliban fighters have killed a number of Afghan soldiers and police in recent days

US carries out first airstrike on Taliban since deal

The US has conducted an airstrike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, a US forces spokesman said, the first such attack since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed between the two sides last weekend.

World • 04 Mar 20

The Taliban confirmed a call between the US president and fighter-turned-negotiator Mullah Baradar

Trump holds 'very good talk' with Taliban leader

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone call with the leader of the Taliban, the insurgent group and the US leader have both confirmed, days after the United States signed a historic deal with the militants.

World • 03 Mar 20

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sign peace agreement

US, Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal in Doha

The United States signed a historic deal with the Taliban that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan over the next 14 months and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war there.

World • 29 Feb 20

The announcement came as Mike Pompeo visited Saudi Arabia

US prepares to sign withdrawal deal with Taliban

The United States and the Taliban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America's longest war, the two sides have announced.

World • 21 Feb 20

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Munich Security conference

Afghanistan voices optimism about US-Taliban truce

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has voiced cautious optimism about a partial truce agreed between the Taliban and US and said that a further announcement was expected in the coming ten days.

World • 15 Feb 20

A member of an Afghan security patrol - the government controls less than 60% of Afghan territory amid gains for the Taliban

US resumes talks with Taliban - sources

Washington has resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America's longest war.

World • 07 Dec 19

Donald Trump said the Taliban 'wants to make a deal'

Trump says US has resumed talks with Taliban

US President Donald Trump said the United States has resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with troops.

US • 29 Nov 19

President Ashraf Ghani announced the swap on 12 November

Taliban releases two Western hostages in Afghanistan

The Taliban has released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul.

World • 19 Nov 19

Women and children were among the casualties in the two blasts

At least 48 dead in Taliban bomb attacks in Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bombers have killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in two bomb blasts in Afghanistan.

World • 17 Sep 19

ICRC operates in Taliban-controlled areas with guarantees of safety

Afghan Taliban revokes ban on Red Cross

The Taliban has revoked a ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its staff doing humanitarian work in areas under their control.

World • 15 Sep 19

US President Donald Trump was to hold peace talks today with the Taliban and also the Afghan president

Trump cancels peace meeting with Taliban

President Trump has called off peace negotiations with the Taliban following a bombing in Kabul last week in which a US soldier was among 12 people killed.

News • 08 Sep 19

Talks negotiated by US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzadon have ended without agreement

Talks to end longest US war end without deal

Talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw troops from Afghanistan have ended without agreement and both sides would consult their leaders on the next steps, the Taliban have said.

World • 12 Aug 19

The blast occurred in the western side of Kabul near a police station

14 people killed in car bomb attack in Afghanistan

At least 14 people were killed and 145 others wounded after a car bomb was detonated by the Taliban in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.

World • 07 Aug 19

Reports say that as many as 7,000 US troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan

US set to pull 7,000 troops from Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official said last night, with some reports suggesting as many as 50% could leave the war-torn country.

World • 21 Dec 18

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Herat

Polling centres open in Afghan vote marred by violence

Hundreds of Afghan polling centres have opened for a second day of voting in a chaotic legislative election marred by deadly violence and technical glitches that have eroded its credibility.

World • 21 Oct 18

President Ghani lays a wreath in Kabul on Independence Day marking the 99th anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from Britain

Afghanistan announces Eid ceasefire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from tomorrow to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, days after fighting in the central city of Ghazni and a northern province.

Afghanistan • 19 Aug 18

The deadly blast in Kabul is another in a wave of attacks that have hit Afghanistan in recent days

At least 48 killed in blast at Afghan education centre

At least 48 people have died following a suicide blast in a mainly Shia area of Kabul, the latest in a wave of attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians, soldiers and policemen over recent days.

World • 15 Aug 18

More than 50 people were wounded in the attack in Kunduz

UN investigates civilian deaths in Afghan airstrike

The United Nations has said it is investigating "disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians" in an Afghan airstrike on a religious school, which according to security sources left dozens of children dead or wounded.

World • 03 Apr 18

Ashraf Ghani proposed a ceasefire and a release of prisoners as part of a range of options

Afghan leader offers formal recognition of Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war.

World • 28 Feb 18

Afghan security personnel detain a suspect at the site of an attack near a military academy base in Kabul

11 killed as militants attack army post in Kabul

Gunmen have attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan's main military academies killing 11 soldiers and leaving 15 wounded, just two days after a bomb in the city killed more than 100 people.

News • 29 Jan 18

The bomb targeted a busy area of Kabul city centre that is home to several foreign embassies

95 dead, 158 wounded in Kabul bomb blast

A bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed at least 95 people and wounded around 158 others when it blew up in an area of the Afghan capital Kabul near foreign embassies and government buildings.

World • 27 Jan 18