U.S. and Taliban resume talks as Kabul seeks role in peace process
Intense fighting is still going on all over the country, and while the Taliban are negotiating, they now control and have influence over more territory than at any point since 2001
Afghan forces launch attacks to clear warring militants from east Afghanistan
Fighting in the eastern border province of Nangarhar has forced thousands of villagers from their homes
Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: US peace envoy
Intense fighting is still going on all over the country, and while the Taliban are negotiating, they now control and influence more territory than at any point since 2001
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Gunmen kill woman polio vaccinator in Pakistan - official
On Monday, some mosques broadcast false reports that the vaccine had made children sick sparking panic among worried parents who took thousands of children to hospitals and clinics
Gunmen in Pakistan kill policeman guarding polio eradication team
Polio workers are often targets in Pakistan where hardline clerics and Islamist militants have claimed the polio eradication campaign is a foreign ploy to sterilize Muslim children
Afghanistan civilian casualties fall amid fewer suicide attacks-UN report
There were 1,773 casualties in the first three months of the year - a 23 percent drop from the same period a year ago
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack on Afghan ministry - Amaq
Among the dead were four civilians and three police officers, while another eight civilians were wounded
Gunmen attack Afghan communications ministry in Kabul
The Taliban issued a statement denying they were behind the attack, the latest in a series of militant attacks that have killed hundreds of people in Kabul over recent years
Peace talks postponed as Taliban objects to size of Afghan delegation
The Taliban have repeatedly refused to meet President Ashraf Ghani's government, which they call a puppet regime, but have held several rounds of peace talks with U.S. officials