Afghan

Two Afghans amongst 14 nabbed in Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD: Fourteen people including two Afghan nationals were arrested in a search operation here in… Read More

NATO force mistakenly kills three Afghan nomads: police

GARDEZ:  Afghanistan's NATO-led foreign force mistakenly killed three civilians in an air strike, Afghan officials… Read More

Afghan women's cricket crushed by threats, bombs and tradition

KABUL: The story of Afghan cricket is a rare bright spot in the troubled country's… Read More

Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering Pakistan

ASADABAD: Afghan security forces have launched an operation against militants in an eastern province seen… Read More

Taliban suicide blast kills six Afghan soldiers in Kabul

KABUL: A suicide bomber killed at least six Afghan soldiers in the suburbs of Kabul… Read More

Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State's

KABUL: A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join… Read More

Afghan soldier who killed U.S. general acted independently: report

WASHINGTON: An Afghan military policeman who fatally shot a U.S. general and wounded more than… Read More

Taliban attack Kabul guesthouse and British embassy car

KABUL: Gunfire and explosions erupted as Taliban militants attacked a foreign guesthouse in central Kabul… Read More

Female Afghan MP survives suicide attack, 3 dead

KABUL: A suicide bomber on Sunday attacked the vehicle convoy of a prominent female Afghan… Read More

Three soldiers martyred; 34 militants killed in Datta Khel

PESHAWAR: A clash between Pakistani troops and militants followed by airstrikes early Sunday in the… Read More

Child labour: Ice cream is a job, not a treat, for Afghan girl

Fatima, eight, isn't wearing a neat black and white uniform, or laughing and playing with… Read More

Afghan forces prepare to fight alone as foreign troops leave

HELMAND: On watch for a possible Taliban attack, Afghan forces on Tuesday patrolled the perimeter… Read More

Taliban storm Afghan court, kill seven: officials

KABUL: Taliban militants stormed a court in northern Afghanistan on Monday and killed at least… Read More

Afghan cleric jailed for raping 11-year-old girl

KABUL: An Afghan cleric has been jailed for 20 years for raping an 11-year old… Read More

Taliban bomber in Afghan capital targets army bus, kills three

KABUL:  A Taliban suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Thursday, killing… Read More

Afghan, US sign security pact; US forces to stay past 2014

KABUL: Officials from Afghanistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a long-delayed security agreement to allow… Read More

Taliban reject Afghan unity government pact as US ‘sham’

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban militants on Monday decried a pact by rival election candidates to form… Read More

Afghan talks for unity government collapse; crisis deepens

KABUL: Talks on a power sharing deal between Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates, Ashraf Ghani and… Read More

U.S. moves prisoners from Afghan prison to Pakistan, Yemen

WASHINGTON:  The United States has moved additional prisoners out of a small military prison in Afghanistan,… Read More

Soldier who killed U.S. general spent three years in Afghan army

KABUL: The Afghan who opened fire on a high-ranking delegation visiting a military complex in… Read More