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Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 24 people in a horrific early morning assault in a neighborhood where prominent politicians ...

The Latest: EU condemns deadly Afghan attacks

The Latest on the suicide car attack in a western neighborhood of Kabul (all times local): 5:10 p.m. The European Union has ...

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AP Top Stories July 24 A

Here's the latest for Monday, July 24th: Jared Kushner to speak with Congressional investigators; Truck driver going to court ...

The Latest: Taliban stalk hospital killing wounded police

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 5 p.m. An Afghan health official says Taliban fighters, after ...

Police: Errant US bombing kills 12 Afghan security forces

An errant U.S. airstrike confirmed by the Pentagon killed 12 Afghan National Police officers and wounded two others, as ...

The Latest: Insurgents kidnap over 60 in Kandahar bus raids

The Latest on violence in Afghanistan (all times local): 9:30 p.m. A spokesman for the provincial governor says Taliban ...

Jim Mattis

Mattis says US still debating 'big ideas' on Afghan plan

The Trump administration is still sorting out "the big ideas" for a new Afghanistan strategy, beyond troop levels and other ...

US says airstrike killed members of Afghan security forces

The United States said Friday that an airstrike in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province killed an unspecified number of ...

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Jim Mattis

Trump, Mattis: US winning fight against Islamic State group

The United States is winning its fight against the Islamic State group and enlarging an international coalition to defeat the ...

US: Iran still top state terror sponsor; global attacks down

Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report ...

Kawsar Rashan, Lida Azizi, Somayeh Faruqi, Rodaba Noori

Afghan team among medal winners at global robotics event

An international robotics competition in Washington attracted teams of teenagers from more than 150 nations. The team that ...

Lida Azizi

Afghan girls' story was among many at global robotics event

An international robotics competition in Washington attracted teams of teenagers from more than 150 nations. The team that ...

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, H.R. McMaster

Trump seeking new ideas on Afghanistan from service members

President Donald Trump is having lunch with service members to come up with new ideas for fighting the war in Afghanistan.

American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says

A Chinese-American graduate student at Princeton sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for allegedly "infiltrating" the ...

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Afghan Robotics Team Competes After Visa Issues

A robotics team of six girls from Afghanistan is taking part in an international competition in Washington, after clearing ...

Lida Azizi

Afghan girls robotics team competes after visa obstacles

Their team shirts didn't say "Afghanistan" and their name badges were handwritten, not typed, suggesting the last-minute ...

UN reports rise in Afghan war deaths, blames insurgents

Afghanistan's protracted war killed a record number of civilians during the first six months of this year, according to a U.N

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Afghan Girls Eager To Start Robotics Competition

A robotics team comprised of six girls from Afghanistan is ready to take part in an international competition after clearing ...

Afghan girls robotics team to compete after visa obstacles

A robotics team of six girls from Afghanistan is attending an international competition in Washington, after clearing visa ...

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AP Top Stories July 15 P

Here are the top stories for Saturday, July 15th: Most residents of Honolulu building that caught fire can return; Turks join ...