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The first deadly assault since the end of a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan led to the deaths of seven Afghan security force members.
A Shia Hazara was appointed among the ranks of Afghanistan's Taliban militant group for the first time, local reports confirmed.
"You almost forget that there has been a war in this country for 40 years," one Jalalabad resident said.
A three-day ceasefire between Taliban and government forces has begun as Muslims across the world celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Iran's foreign minister had requested permission to visit Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi, who is currently being treated for cancer in a hospital.
Negotiations will be arduous and messy, delegates warned during the opening ceremony, and are starting even as deadly violence continues to grip Afghanistan.
The Taliban have continued to work with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the US Defense Department said in a report.
A 12-member team from the Saudi-backed government headed by Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani left Riyadh early on Wednesday.
A rebel delegation flew out of the Yemeni capital on Tuesday heading for critical talks in Sweden aimed at ending the country's devastating conflict.
Hopes are building for renewed peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban as a ceasefire holds for a second day