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Dozens killed, wounded by car bomb in Afghan province

KABUL: As many as 13 people, including both Afghan army soldiers and civilians, were killed and 18 wounded by a car bomb in the southern...

US airstrike kills 16 Afghan policemen

KABUL: A US airstrike killed 16 Afghan policemen and wounded two others in Helmand province, officials said Saturday. The incident took place Friday 5 pm...

US reviewing Kashmir dossier provided by Pakistan: state dept

WASHINGTON: United States has said that it is reviewing the dossier provided by Pakistan regarding the prevailing situation in Kashmir, ARY News reported on...

US soldier killed in anti-Taliban operation in Afghanistan

KABUL: A roadside bomb killed an American soldier Tuesday near the capital of Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province, following the first major US deployment to the southern city since foreign forces withdrew in 2014.

Afghan forces retake Kunduz district from Taliban

KUNDUZ: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province.

Waste fears as Afghan soldiers cash in on spent ammo

KABUL: Zahir Jan, a scrap metal dealer in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, pays about 175 Afghani ($2.55) per kilo of spent cartridge casings and has no trouble finding supplies from poorly paid soldiers and policemen looking for extra cash.

Taliban suicide attack targets French restaurant in Kabul

KABUL: A Taliban suicide car bomber hit a French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul Friday, in a New Year's day attack that marks the latest in a series of brazen insurgent assaults.

Afghanistan’s Helmand province may fall to Taliban, official says

KABUL: Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand is on the verge of falling to the Taliban, with 90 soldiers killed in fierce clashes, its deputy governor said Sunday, imploring Kabul for intervention in an unusual Facebook post.

Afghan men in military uniform kill two foreign troops

LASHKAR GAH: Two men wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces on Wednesday opened fire on NATO troops in the country's south, killing two before the attackers were shot dead, the foreign forces said.

Seven killed in Helmand blast amid Afghan forces offensive

LASHKAR GAH: Seven people were killed and 20 wounded on Wednesday when a truck exploded outside the governor's compound in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, amid a major operation by Afghan forces to clear Taliban fighters.

FO denies Pakistan’s involvement in Helmand fight

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) of Pakistan has said that Pakistan has nothing to do with the fight between Taliban and Afghan security forces...
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