Afghanistan
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
Middle East
May 15, 2018
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
Taliban fighters threatened the provincial capital of Farah in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, with fighting underway on the outskirts of…
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
World
April 30, 2018
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 25 people on Monday, including journalists who had arrived to report on…
Afghan girl spends life disguised as ‘son’ her parents wanted
Middle East
April 23, 2018
Afghan girl spends life disguised as ‘son’ her parents wanted
Sitara Wafadar yearns for long hair like other girls. Instead, the Afghan teenager has disguised herself as a boy for…
Taliban attacks kill 14 troops, policemen: Afghan officials
Middle East
April 23, 2018
Taliban attacks kill 14 troops, policemen: Afghan officials
Afghan officials say two near-simultaneous Taliban attacks in western Badghis province have killed at least 14 troops and policemen. Ghulam…
Grief turns to anger over Kabul suicide attack
Middle East
April 23, 2018
Grief turns to anger over Kabul suicide attack
Hundreds of grieving Afghans buried their loved ones in Kabul on Monday amid growing anger over a suicide attack on…
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 31 in Afghan capital
Middle East
April 22, 2018
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 31 in Afghan capital
A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 31 people in…
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
Middle East
April 12, 2018
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
The Taliban stormed a government compound in central Afghanistan early on Thursday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle that killed 15, including…
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
Middle East
March 29, 2018
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere…
Afghans soon to fly missions with Black Hawks from US
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Afghans soon to fly missions with Black Hawks from US
The US military has been flying UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter missions in Afghanistan for years, but the storied aircraft will…
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat…