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Six Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attacks
Feb 13, 2016 12:20At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban terrorists in southern Afghanistan.
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Afghan cop drugs, kills 5 fellow officers
Feb 12, 2016 06:28An Afghan police officer suspected of collaborating with the Taliban militant group has drugged and shot dead at least five fellow officers in the country's Southern Province of Kandahar, officials say.
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Senior Taliban commander dies of cancer in Pakistan
Feb 09, 2016 12:05A senior member of Taliban’s leadership died in a hospital in Pakistan’s southwest, in what could embarrass Islamabad and expose its alleged links to the militants in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Taliban attack kills three Afghan soldiers in Balkh
Feb 08, 2016 07:10A bombing attack on an army vehicle in the Afghan province of Balkh has left at least three soldiers dead and another 18 military personnel injured.
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Afghanistan, Taliban may meet in February: Kabul
Feb 07, 2016 13:00Kabul says representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group may hold face-to-face talks later in February.
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Afghan interior minister offers resignation amid worsening insecurity: Sources
Feb 07, 2016 05:15Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Noor-ul-Haq Olomi has offered his resignation amid growing criticism over the deteriorating security situation in the war-wracked country.
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Afghanistan peace meeting urges direct talks with Taliban
Feb 06, 2016 15:19Representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the United States have concluded their talks aimed at drawing up a roadmap for putting an end to the Afghan war with a call for direct negotiations between the Kabul government and the Taliban militant group by the end of February.
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Four police officers shot dead in northwest Afghanistan
Feb 03, 2016 05:20At least four police officers have lost their lives when nine men clad in an Afghan police uniform opened fire on them in the country’s Northwestern Province of Badghis, security officials in Afghanistan say.
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US drone raid kills 3 in east Afghanistan
Feb 03, 2016 05:01At least three people have been killed in a US drone attack in Afghanistan’s troubled Eastern Province of Nangarhar.
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Iran denies sending Afghan fighters to Syria
Feb 03, 2016 02:37Iran has dismissed "fabricated" reports about recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, saying such claims are propagandistic.