Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced the names of the appointed members and leaders of the country’s High Council for National Reconciliation, a body tasked with leading peace negotiations with the Taliban.
The latest clashes and explosions in Afghanistan have killed 81 people and injured dozens.
Ninety members of the Taliban were killed in clashes with Afghan forces.
ISIS terrorist remnants attacked on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least three people, injuring dozens, and triggering heavy fighting in which scores of prisoners escaped.
New evidence has suggested some of the British special forces might have deliberately killed unarmed men during the war in Afghanistan.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday ordered the release of 500 Taliban prisoners in response to the militant groups three-day ceasefire announcement on the occasion of Eid, adding that he hoped the truce will extend.
Taliban claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province.
China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying noted that the US itself is the biggest human rights violator in the world.
China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are calling for a “responsible” withdrawal of US-led international forces from Afghanistan to prevent “potential terrorist resurgence” in the country.
Top US commanders believe they have tentative White House approval to leave just over 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan beyond November, delaying a full American pullout until after the presidential election