Afghanistan

Taliban mortar attack kills five civilians in northern Afghanistan

Mar 31, 2017 10:06

A mortar attack by Taliban militants has killed five civilians of one family, including four children, in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar.
Pakistan building fence along Afghanistan border

Mar 27, 2017 15:31

Pakistan says it has started building a fence along its volatile border with Afghanistan in an attempt to restrict the movement of militants that cross over the frontier and launch attacks.
Russia rejects US claim of giving supplies to Taliban in Afghanistan

Mar 24, 2017 14:42

Russia has dismissed as “false” the recent allegation by a US general that Moscow may be providing supplies to Taliban militants in Afghanistan, saying the charge was an attempt by Washington to cover up its failed policies in the war-torn country.
Taliban militants capture key district in Afghanistan’s Helmand

Mar 24, 2017 07:37

The Taliban militant group has captured the center of a strategic district in Afghanistan's southern Helmand, forcing government troops to pull out of the area.
Millions of Afghan children unable to attend schools: Aid group

Mar 23, 2017 13:46

Nearly a third of all children in war-torn Afghanistan are unable to attend school, leaving them at increased risk of child labor, recruitment by armed groups, early marriage and other forms of exploitation, an aid group said Thursday.
US: Iran's Chabahar port development to bring stability in Afghanistan

Mar 16, 2017 11:36

The United States has welcomed India’s plan to expand Iran’s Chabahar port as a project that a top military official says will help the long-term stability of Afghanistan.
US loosening limits on Pentagon drone raids: Report

Mar 14, 2017 12:16

The administration of US President Donald Trump is trying to roll back limitations that tie the Pentagon’s hands in carrying out lethal drone strikes around the world, officials say.
One killed as explosion rocks employees’ bus in Afghan capital

Mar 13, 2017 13:46

A powerful explosion has struck a bus in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least one woman and injuring 19 others.
Two Taliban 'infiltrators' shoot 8 police to death in Zabul

Mar 11, 2017 16:15

Eight Afghan policemen have been killed in their base by "infiltrators" in an attack claimed by the Taliban in Shinkia district of the southern province of Zabul.
US working on new Afghanistan invasion strategy: US Commander

Mar 09, 2017 16:39

The top US commander for the Middle East says Washington requires to put more troops on the ground in Afghanistan in the face of resurgent Taliban.