Monday, 14 September 2020_A statement released by Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says that the Taliban militants have carried out several attacks and bombings across 22 out of 34 provinces of the country on Saturday night alone.
Sunday, 06 September 2020_A senior Taliban delegation has returned to the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks between the Afghan government and the militant group.
Monday, 17 August 2020_Iran has dismissed "baseless" claims by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Tehran arms the Taliban, saying the allegation seeks to deflect attention from the American assistance to Daesh in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 04 August 2020_US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reportedly held a video meeting with the Taliban militant group’s Doha-based deputy leader Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss a “peace” process between the Afghan government and the group.
Thursday, 30 July 2020_The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) as a “goodwill gesture.”
Thursday, 23 July 2020 _An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.
In an interview with Afghan News channel “Tolo News”, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran for political affairs, Abbas Araghchi said: "The Taliban do not have an office in Iran.”
Tuesday, 14 July 2020_The United States says its deal with Taliban has entered the “next phase,” even as the militant group ramps up violence in Afghanistan.
Friday, 10 July 2020_Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed “unscrupulous speculation” about alleged Russian ties with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
Tehran 06 July_The US House-proposed sanctions against Russia are “illegal” as they are based on false media report that Moscow has colluded with the Taliban to have American soldiers killed in Afghanistan, says an American analyst.
TEHRAN, 29 May_Hundreds of Taliban members have been freed from prison as part of a prisoner exchange deal struck between the United States and the Taliban in Qatar in February.
The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says it plans to release 20 prisoners of the Afghan government in what would be a first handover since the beginning of a fragile peace process.
The Taliban militant group has called back its negotiating team from the Afghan capital, Kabul, after breaking off talks with the government on a prisoner swap.
The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says a peace deal recently signed with the United States is nearing a breaking point because Washington and the Afghan government are violating its terms.
Taliban militants have killed at least six Afghan soldiers in an attack in southern Afghanistan, a day after rejecting negotiations with the government’s team.
Tehran 11 March_Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to pave the way for the start of talks with the militants.