Ukraine

KABUL (Pajhwok): As the war in Ukraine continues, Moscow and Kieve have swapped prisoners, reports a Russian media outlet. The Russian human rights commissioner said

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Former Soviet Union soldier, who stayed in Afghanistan after Soviet withdrawal, says Russian President Vladimir Putin will face defeat in Ukraine conflict

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin claims talks between Moscow and Kiev on the situation in Ukraine are making headway. Without going into details, Putin

KABUL (Pajhwok): Top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats are expected to meet in Turkey today (Thursday), says a media report. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia declared ceasefire in five cities of Ukraine — Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol — to open humanitarian corridors, according to media

KABUL (Pajhwok): The third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on ending their hostilities has ended inconclusively. Delegates from both sides acknowledged their meeting

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 500 Russian soldiers have been killed and 1,597 others wounded in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence in Moscow says. The military casualties

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says the Afghan government has taken steps to address problems of Afghans stranded in Ukraine. Mohammad

KABUL (Pajhwok): The first round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations has yielded no major breakthrough, as fighting continues in the former Soviet republic. The talks aimed at

KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Commission has openly supported membership of Ukraine into the bloc, calling the country under Russian occupation “one of us”. Welcoming Ukraine

KABUL (Pajhwok): Representatives from Russia and Ukraine are set to launch talks on ending the war today, media reports said on Monday. A day earlier,

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian forces have advanced on the Ukrainian capital Kyive from all directions, with two huge explosions heard south of the city in Vasylkiv