Afghan

Afghan men in military uniform kill two foreign troops

LASHKAR GAH: Two men wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces on Wednesday opened fire… Read More

Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process ‘commendable’, says China

BEIJING: China has said that Pakistan's role in the Afghan peace process is commendable, ARY… Read More

Afghan president slams Pakistan over recent Kabul attacks

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani lambasted neighbouring Pakistan on Monday over a recent wave of… Read More

Afghan President holds Pakistan identity card: reports

QUETTA: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is discovered to have been possessing Pakistani identity card. Read More

Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed

PESHAWAR: The Taliban have chosen late supreme leader Mullah Omar's longtime deputy to replace him,… Read More

Second round of Afghan-Taliban talks postponed, says FO

ISLAMABAD: A second round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been… Read More

Taliban supremo Mullah Omar died in 2013 in a Karachi hospital, claims Afghan intelligence

KABUL: Taliban supremo Mullah Omar died two years ago in Pakistan, Afghanistan said on Wednesday,… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghan market: officials

KABUL: At least 15 people were killed Wednesday when a suicide attacker blew himself up… Read More

Afghan officials say 10 soldiers killed in US air strike

KABUL: A US air strike killed at least 10 Afghan soldiers Monday at an army… Read More

Roadside bomb kills six Afghan policemen: officials

KABUL: A roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Saturday, as they were… Read More

Pakistan helped secure Taliban talks, but Afghan mistrust lingers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military, long accused of harbouring insurgents who fight its cause in Afghanistan and… Read More

US drone strikes target militants on Afghan-Pakistan border

KABUL: US forces have carried out two drone strikes targeting militants in part of Afghanistan… Read More

Afghan president says peace delegation meeting Taliban in Pakistan

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he had sent a delegation to Pakistan… Read More

Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban

KABUL: Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of… Read More

Afghan president demands action from Pakistan against Taliban

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded tough action from Pakistan against Taliban militants in a… Read More

Taliban kidnap 27 people at gunpoint on Afghan road

KHOST: Taliban insurgents abducted 27 people in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting up a road… Read More

Taliban claim attack on Afghan guesthouse that killed 14

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a popular guesthouse… Read More

Gunmen storm Kabul guesthouse popular with foreigners: officials

KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Kabul guesthouse popular with foreigners late Wednesday ahead of a planned… Read More

Squalor, misery await Afghan returnees forced out of Pakistan

BEHSUD: Like thousands of Afghan returnees, Neik Mohammad became unwanted in Pakistan after a Taliban… Read More

Pakistan to treat Afghanistan’s enemy as its own: COAS

KABUL: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has directed the Frontier Works Organisation to… Read More