Afghanistan

Six Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attacks

Feb 13, 2016 12:20

At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban terrorists in southern Afghanistan.
Afghan cop drugs, kills 5 fellow officers

Feb 12, 2016 06:28

An 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.
Senior Taliban commander dies of cancer in Pakistan

Feb 09, 2016 12:05

A 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.
The new take on the Afghan conflict settlement

Feb 08, 2016 12:52

In mid-January Islamabad and Kabul saw the talks between foreign affairs representatives of four states with a mission to develop a road map that would be able to put an end to the war in Afghanistan, which has been raging for over 15 years now.
Taliban attack kills three Afghan soldiers in Balkh

Feb 08, 2016 07:10

A 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.
Afghanistan, Taliban may meet in February: Kabul

Feb 07, 2016 13:00

Kabul says representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group may hold face-to-face talks later in February.
Afghan interior minister offers resignation amid worsening insecurity: Sources

Feb 07, 2016 05:15

Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Noor-ul-Haq Olomi has offered his resignation amid growing criticism over the deteriorating security situation in the war-wracked country.
Afghanistan peace meeting urges direct talks with Taliban

Feb 06, 2016 15:19

Representatives 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.
Four police officers shot dead in northwest Afghanistan

Feb 03, 2016 05:20

At 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.
US drone raid kills 3 in east Afghanistan

Feb 03, 2016 05:01

At least three people have been killed in a US drone attack in Afghanistan’s troubled Eastern Province of Nangarhar.