Nawaz Sharif in Kabul pledges support for Taliban talks

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 16:57

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he supported Afghan efforts to seek peace with the Taliban as he visited Kabul for talks with President Hamid Karzai.

Pakistan PM in Kabul

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 12:48

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Kabul Saturday on a one-day visit at the invitation of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to visit Kabul on Saturday

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 00:37

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Afghanistan tomorrow for talks with President Hamid Karzai on the evolving situation in the region and bilateral cooperation.

US warns Hamid Karzai it may leave no troops in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 09:08

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Washington could not wait until after the 2014 Afghan elections to sign a security pact.

US-Pak defence meet discuss Afghan, counter terrorism

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:41

A meeting of top defence official of the US and Pakistan have agreed to continue their counter-terrorism co-operation and strengthen their military to military ties in coming years, much beyond their cooperation in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan rebuffs US demand on signing security deal

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 16:44

Afghanistan on Friday rebuffed a US demand to sign a highly anticipated security pact as soon as possible, insisting the document must wait until after next year`s presidential election.

US forces in Afghan after 2014 will not face local justice

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:30

US forces remaining in Afghanistan after 2014 will be subject to American justice rather than local courts, according to a draft security deal released by Kabul on Thursday.

Afghan-US security pact unfinished a day before key Kabul debate

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 13:34

The text of a security pact between the United States and Afghanistan that sets out a military blueprint once Washington starts pulling out its troops after 2014 is unfinished a day before thousands of Afghan elders were due to start debating it.

Kerry calls Karzai to hammer out BSA differences

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:11

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to hammer out the sharp differences on the bilateral security agreement (BSA) ahead of the crucial Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul.

Afghanistan beefs up security ahead of grand assembly

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 14:51

The Afghanistan government has tightened security ahead of the traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal chieftains, notables and government functionaries, due to be convened Thursday to discuss the controversial security accord with the US.

`Up to 12,000` Afghan Taliban eliminated in 2013: UN

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:52

Up to 12,000 Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed, wounded or captured this year, according to a UN report, which said violence in the war-torn nation was at a three-year high.

Roadside bomb kills 2 children: Afghan official

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 14:12

A roadside bomb killed two children in southern Afghanistan on Monday while six bodies found the day before in the restive region where identified as policemen and not labourers, as was initially reported.