Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
KABUL: Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority… Read More
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Afghan talks agree on reopening Taliban political office
PESHAWAR: Representatives at preliminary talks aiming to end Afghanistan's long war have agreed that Taliban… Read More
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Afghan delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar: officials
KABUL: An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban… Read More
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IS claims responsibility for deadly Afghan bombing: President Ghani
KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) group claimed to have carried out a deadly suicide attack… Read More
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Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen
KABUL: An Afghanistan-based jihadist group on Wednesday vowed to send "thousands" of fighters to Yemen… Read More
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Afghan MP survives suicide attack, three dead: officials
KABUL: A prominent Afghan MP escaped a suicide attack Sunday that killed three people including… Read More
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Afghan leader 'cautiously optimistic' over Pakistan
NEW YORK: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Thursday he was "cautiously optimistic" about improved relations… Read More
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Afghan woman beaten to death for allegedly burning Quran
KABUL: An Afghan woman was beaten to death and her body was set on fire… Read More
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Seven killed in Helmand blast amid Afghan forces offensive
LASHKAR GAH: Seven people were killed and 20 wounded on Wednesday when a truck exploded… Read More
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Govt to register 1.4 million Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to register the 1.4 million Afghan refugees currently living in the country illegally… Read More
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Afghan men don burqas, take to the streets for women's rights
KABUL: A group of Afghan men marched through the capital, Kabul, on Thursday to draw… Read More
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Two Afghan residents shot dead in Chaman
CHAMAN: Two persons were shot dead when unknown persons travelling in a vehicle opened fire… Read More
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'Afghan girl' living in Pakistan under probe
PESHAWAR: Pakistani officials are investigating after the famous green-eyed "Afghan girl" immortalised in a 1985… Read More
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Afghan central bank branch employees raid their own bank and run
KANDAHAR: Staff at a branch of Afghanistan's central bank in southern Kandahar province may have… Read More
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Army chief holds talks with Afghan leaders on security
KABUL: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif held talks in Kabul Tuesday with Afghanistan… Read More
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Senior Afghan militant with suspected IS links 'killed in drone attack'
LASHKAR GAH: A missile-firing drone killed at least six in Afghanistan on Monday including a… Read More
11 years ago
Two die as Muslim protesters clash with police in Afghan capital: witnesses
KABUL: Two people were killed when violence broke out at an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest in… Read More
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Afghan president slams Charlie Hebdo sketches as 'insult to Islam'
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday condemned the decision by French magazine Charlie Hebdo… Read More
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ISI chief meets Afghan president as relations thaw
KABUL: Pakistan's intelligence chief met Afghanistan's new president to discuss ways to boost coordination in… Read More
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Afghan soldiers to blame for deadly wedding bombing: officials
KANDAHAR: Afghan soldiers were responsible for firing mortars at a wedding party that killed 17… Read More
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