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Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder
A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, ...
UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters
Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K.
Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say ...
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 ...
Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15
Bombs that exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 15 people Friday, underlining the challenge of militant ...
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, ...
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 ...
Marine faces trial over urination on corpses
A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed. The U.S.
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 ...
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 ...
Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a ...
11 Afghan landmine clearers abducted
Unidentified kidnappers have abducted 11 Afghans working in a U.N.-affiliated landmine clearing program in the east of the country, officials said ...