“We will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood,” President Ghani vowed as Kabul mourns 63 dead.

It's not only a negotiating tactic. There's real fear on the Taliban's end about what happens after the guns go silent.

U.S.-Taliban talks end without a deal, but tantalizingly close; Uzbekistan garners a rebuke for welcoming Taliban representatives.

Meanwhile, the UN mission in Afghanistan says civilian casualties spiked in July as violence continues.

The talks were a step in the right direction, but only the beginning of a long, fraught process.

The much-touted conference was attended by Taliban, Afghan government representatives, women, and civil society.

Even as officials continue to talk peace, violence has surged in Afghanistan.

The Afghan president is visiting Islamabad with renewed hope but also caution.

With expectations of Washington’s exit, other domestic and international players are hedging and calibrating their positions accordingly.

In Afghanistan’s “Land of Light,” the Taliban-government war is as much personal blood feud as political conflict.

Russia's embrace of the Taliban is increasingly coming at the expense of Afghan President Ghani's government.

Talks continue without Kabul; meanwhile, the Afghan government struggles with questions of legitimacy at the top.

Two wars, two peace deals -- what lessons does Colombia hold for Afghanistan?

The Loya Jirga is supposed to forge unity in a divided Afghanistan, but it may just underline existing fissures.

Peace talks are predicated on the notion that the Taliban have fundamentally changed. They haven't.

Kandahar has come a long way since Taliban rule. What do its residents think about the peace talks?