
More than 20 Afghan soldiers and police officers were killed in northern Afghanistan overnight in the latest Taliban attack following the end of a week-long reduction of violence and signing of a US-Taliban peace deal, local sources said. According to local sources, two checkpoints were attacked outside the northern city ...

Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the US is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan, stressing that only domestic talks can stabilize the war-torn country. The reaction by Iran’s Foreign Ministry Sunday came a day after US and Taliban representatives signed ...