The UN Security Council has expressed "deep concern" over the escalation of fighting in Ethiopia, calling for a ceasefire and the initiation of peace talks in the restive northern region of Tigray.

The meeting between Zarif and Yong came less than 24 hours after the Taliban laid siege to Kabul, forcing the sitting Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to flee to an undisclosed location.

Press TV correspondent Amin Alemi hold an interview with Mohammad Mohaqiq, the security advisor to Afghan president on the Taliban gains and latest developments in Afghanistan.

President Ghani says remobilization of Afghanistan’s armed forces is his priority.

North Korea and South Korea have reconnected severed hotline communications following the exchange of letters between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

The top US general says the Taliban appear to have "strategic momentum" in their sweeping offensives across Afghanistan, as the militants continue to gain more ground in the war-ravaged country.

Almost everyone in Afghanistan is waiting to see the result of the peace talks in the Qatari capital Doha as the negotiating teams of the Afghan government and the Taliban resume the long-delayed intra-Afghan talks.

Iran’s Army commander says the ongoing developments in Afghanistan do not pose the slightest threat to the country.

The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says it has gained control over a strategic route linking the south of the country to Pakistan.

Afghan government and Taliban negotiators have held a series of talks in Qatar's capital, Doha, to discuss the peace process.