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More than 2,000 families who had left their villages in eastern Afghanistan amid military operations and militant attacks have returned home.
An all-Afghan peace summit has been set for July 7-8, although the talks in Qatar will apparently be held without the official participation of the Afghan government.
The streets of the Afghan capital, Kabul, reverberated to the sounds of gunfire as Taliban militants launched an attack on July 1.
At least one person has been killed and more than 100 wounded after a powerful car bomb rocked the Afghan capital, followed by a battle between gunmen and security forces, officials say.
U.S. and Taliban negotiators have held a new round of talks in Qatar to try to put an end to the war in Afghanistan, amid continued attacks by the militant group on Afghan officials and security forces.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived on a two-day visit to Pakistan aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.
NATO defense ministers have gathered in Brussels for two days of talks that will include defense spending within the alliance, its mission in Afghanistan, and Russia's alleged violation of a Cold War-era nuclear-arms-control agreement.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to reporters in Kabul during an unannounced visit on June 25. Following a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Pompeo said the United States' goal in ongoing peace talks with the Taliban is to help Afghans "decide the future of their country."
Chaos erupted in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament when a group of lawmakers tried to block Mir Rahman Rahmani from taking the speaker's seat following a disputed vote. Video from June 19 showed lawmakers flipping the speaker's desk and smashing the chair to stop him from taking up the post.
Chaotic scenes erupted in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on June 19 amid a weeks-long dispute over the election of a speaker.
The U.S. envoy seeking a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban has said Washington is seeking a “comprehensive peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement” in its talks with the Taliban.
Afghan special forces have rescued 44 people from a Taliban-run prison in the northern province of Baghlan, local officials say.
Six civilians have been killed in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar after a roadside bomb ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in, officials say.
A group of adventurous cyclists have taken to the hills above Kabul. They have their eyes on making it to the world stage after adopting a new sport for Afghanistan.
Afghan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former head of Afghanistan's national soccer federation in connection with allegations that he sexually abused female players for several years.
Afghan peace protesters who went missing after marching through a Taliban-controlled area of Helmand Province have been detained by the militants, a supporter of the movement told RFE/RL on June 5.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will visit Pakistan on June 27 in an effort to improve bilateral relations that are often hampered by mistrust and reciprocal accusations.
Three consecutive explosions shook the same area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early in the morning of June 2. The first blast occurred after a bomb was attached to the underside of a minibus carrying female university students. At least one person was reported killed.
Afghanistan's election authorities say they have postponed two local elections that were scheduled to be held in September.
Afghanistan's authorities say they have launched an investigation into allegations that some members of President Ashraf Ghani's administration have exchanged sexual favors for government posts.
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