Talks between the United States and the Taliban are likely to restart, Afghan foreign ministry's spokesman said on Wednesday.

The United States on Tuesday condemned recent Taliban attacks in Afghanistan as "blatant disregard" for people and institutions of the country.

A suicide bombing struck a government building in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, officials said.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a UN political mission in Afghanistan after last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to veto if there was no mention of Beijing's global Belt and Road infrastructure project in the resolution.

A female journalist from Afghanistan will receive the Per Anger Prize, a Swedish award for human rights.

At least 22 people were killed when a suicide bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials said.

An explosion went off near President Ashraf Ghani's campaign gathering in Afghanistan's central Parwan province on Tuesday.

A four-member Taliban delegation met with Iran's foreign ministry officials during visit to the country on Monday, the group said.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Monday renewed its call for transparency in upcoming in presidential election which is scheduled to be held in less than two weeks.

Afghan forces have arrested Taliban's shadow governor for Kabul's Kalakan district in a raid in the capital, officials said on Monday.