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Afghan suicide bomber kills US soldier, 2 Afghans
A Taliban suicide car bomber killed one American soldier and two Afghan civilians Thursday near a U.S. military base shortly after the visiting U.S.
Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai
President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in ...
UN: Over 2 million Afghans at risk this winter
More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the ...
US: Afghans resisting efforts to track cash exodus
A U.S. watchdog agency said Tuesday that Afghan officials were resisting U.S. efforts to help track billions of dollars being flown out of Kabul ...
UN: Despite law, Afghan women still suffer abuse
Afghan women are frequent victims of abuse, despite some success by authorities in prosecuting rape cases, forced marriages and domestic violence ...
Pakistan agrees to free more Taliban prisoners
Pakistan agreed on Friday to free more Taliban prisoners in the future, a move considered a key step to coaxing the militant group into peace ...
Report: Afghan politics hampers Kabul Bank case
Political interference stymied an investigation into the collapse of Afghanistan's largest bank, according to an independent report of how the men at ...
Afghan police: Student killed in university clash
Sunni and Shiite students clashed at Kabul University on a Shiite holy day Saturday, and Afghan authorities say that one person was killed. Gen.
Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding more than 90 ...
Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan
Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the ...
Suicide blast hits near US base in Afghan capital
Two Taliban suicide bombers struck near a U.S. base in Kabul early Wednesday, killing two Afghan guards in the heart of a neighborhood filled with ...
Faster than NATO, France ends Afghan combat role
France on Tuesday ended its combat operations in Afghanistan, pulling hundreds of troops from a base in a volatile region northeast of Kabul and ...
Afghanistan says Pakistan will help in peace talks
A top Afghan peace mediator hailed Pakistan's recent decision to free nine members of the Taliban who favor negotiations, saying Saturday it was a ...
Panetta: Don't jump to conclusions about Allen
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cautioned Wednesday against reaching early conclusions about the veracity of allegations against the top U.S.
US quickly going through commanders in Afghan war
At the international military headquarters in Kabul, it's jokingly being called the curse of the commander's job. The last four U.S. generals to run ...
General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
The career of Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is now in jeopardy due to the investigation of the David Petraeus sex scandal.
Police: 4 rockets fired on Afghan capital; 1 dead
At least four rockets were fired into the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, killing one man and injuring three other people, police said. Gen.
Pakistan accuses Afghans of killing civilians
Pakistan on Monday accused Afghan forces of killing at least four civilians in a cross-border shelling attack, increasing tension just as a senior ...
UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network
The U.N. committee that oversees sanctions against the Taliban imposed global sanctions Monday on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a fierce ...
As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned
By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan ...
New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal
Pakistan has increased efforts to reach out to some of its biggest enemies in Afghanistan, a significant policy shift that could prove crucial to U.S.
New Afghan war phase, with no decisive end seen
A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing ...
Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, ...
A WWI-era tank returns to Poland from Afghanistan
A tank used by Poland in its 1920 war against the Red Army was returned from Afghanistan where it was serving as a decoration at the defense ministry.
6 Afghan police killed in insider attack
An Afghan police officer and cook poisoned their colleagues at a checkpoint in an assault coordinated with insurgent fighters that left six dead in ...