Afghan govt urges Taliban to extend ceasefire The Afghan government on Sunday urged the Taliban to extend a rare ceasefire hours before it was due to end, as a contentious prisoner swap between the two warring sides edged closer to completion.

Three-day Afghan ceasefire begins ahead of possible talks The Taliban and Afghan security forces began a three-day ceasefire on Friday -- a rare respite that many hope will lead to peace talks and an eventual end to almost two decades of grinding conflict.

Việt Nam urges commitments at Berlin Conference on Libya to be promoted

Việt Nam called for the implementation of commitments made at the Berlin Conference on Libya last January to be promoted at an online meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday.

Bearing witness to historic Paris peace talks

Dương Thị Duyên, a former journalist with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) had lived through the most glorious and dangerous times of Việt Nam’s resistance wars against the French and was a correspondent and member of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam’s negotiating delegation at the historic Paris Conference on the US War in Việt Nam, serving from 1968 to 1970.

Việt Nam backs justice guarantee as pillar in Sudan’s transitional period Việt Nam expressed support for justice guarantees as one of the pillars in Sudan’s transitional period, during an online meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York on Wednesday.

Taliban say ready to fight attacking Afghan forces The Taliban on Wednesday said they were prepared to battle Afghan forces after the president told troops to resume offensive operations following grisly attacks that have further unravelled a fragile peace process.

Afghan govt holds talks with Taliban in Kabul on prisoner swap Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials said on Wednesday.

Việt Nam affirms support for peace process led by Afghan people

Việt Nam has reaffirmed support for peace process led by Afghan people at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s teleconference on March 31 discussing Afghanistan situation and activities of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

US envoy says Kabul, Taliban in first prisoner exchange talks The Afghan government and the Taliban on Sunday held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, a key step in a broader push for peace, the US special envoy for Afghanistan said on Twitter.

Kabul to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners if violence eases The Afghan government will gradually release 5,000 Taliban prisoners starting this week if the insurgents significantly reduce violence, President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman said early Wednesday, seeking to resolve a dispute that has delayed peace talks between the militants and Kabul.