Afghanistan

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

  A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan ... 

• Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

  The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's ... 

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  Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

  A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in ... 

• US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

  Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs ... 

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  Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

  Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to ... 

• Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent ... 

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  Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

  Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that ... 

• Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

  Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official ... 

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  Bombs kill 9 inside elite Afghan housing complex

  Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday ... 

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  Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans

  A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans in a blast so powerful it ... 

• Twin bombs strike Afghan checkpoint, killing 1

  Two bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor's compound in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one police officer, ... 

• Battles in Pakistan tribal area displace thousands

  A new offensive by the Pakistani military against militants in a northwestern tribal area has displaced thousands of people in the past week, an ... 

• NATO says 3 US troops killed in Afghanistan

  A roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing three American troops, while a motorcycle bomb in a crowded village ... 

• UK outlines troop plans in Afghanistan

  Some British troops will be serving longer tours of duty as the U.K. prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said ... 

• Afghanistan: new Pakistan gov't offers opportunity

  A senior Afghan official says the prospect of a strong new government after last weekend's elections in Pakistan represents a good opportunity to ... 

• Iran expresses regret over killing Afghans

  Iran has expressed regret for the shooting deaths of Afghan migrants entering the country illegally over the weekend. On Saturday, Afghan Foreign ... 

• Bomber targets US special forces in Afghanistan

  NATO says a suicide bomber has targeted U.S. special forces north of the Afghan capital but there were no casualties among the troops. Maj. 

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  Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US

  Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on ... 

• NATO: 3 troops killed in Afghanistan attack

  A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack ... 

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  Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

  The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid. Nawaz Sharif ... 

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  Pakistan's Sharif gets resounding election victory

  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it ... 

• Afghanistan says Iranian guards killed 10 migrants

  Iranian border guards killed 10 Afghan migrants and wounded another eight when hundreds tried to illegally cross into Iran in search of work, ... 

• 4 Turks captured by Taliban released

  Turkey's prime minister says four of the eight Turks who were captured by Taliban forces in Afghanistan last month have been freed. Recep Tayyip ...