KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has urged the Saudi government to play a proactive role in achieving a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country. Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar, who recently held wide-ranging talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, issued the call in ...

KABUL: The Taliban have dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying a truce is "not rational" as they ramp up attacks on government forces. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed to the militants to lay down their arms for the Islamic holy month that began Friday, ...

The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey have stressed the importance of a lasting ceasefire in Syria. The leaders of the four countries gathered for a summit in Istanbul to discuss Syria, where violence this week in the last remaining major rebel stronghold has highlighted the fragility ...