Afghanistan’s warring sides have opened much-anticipated negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is warning that much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan’s warring parties are likely to be “contentious.”

Taliban officials say a senior delegation has returned to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in the tiny Gulf state.

U.S.military officials says two American soldier were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan.

Afghan refugee Fatemeh Jafari is living out a dream in her basement coffee shop in Tehran that is out of reach for millions like her in Iran.

The Afghan Taliban have released a statement purportedly from the family of Mullah Omar saying he has died of an unspecified illness.