Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
World
February 2, 2016
Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
The Taliban suicide bombing against a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest media company last month has shocked local journalists,…
Afghan suicide bomb kills 10, wounds 20: deputy minister
World
February 1, 2016
Afghan suicide bomb kills 10, wounds 20: deputy minister
Ten people were killed and 20 wounded, most of them civilians in Monday's suicide bomb attack outside a police station…
Afghan boy becomes Internet star after plastic shirt goes viral
World
January 30, 2016
Afghan boy becomes Internet star after plastic shirt goes viral
A five-year-old Afghan boy has become an Internet star after pictures went viral of him wearing an Argentina football shirt…
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Middle East
January 29, 2016
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to…
Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack
World
January 21, 2016
Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack
The Taliban warned media organizations on Thursday not to promote immorality and foreign cultures a day after claiming responsibility for…
Afghan forces fighting to hold off Taliban in three Helmand districts
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Afghan forces fighting to hold off Taliban in three Helmand districts
The Taliban were threatening on Tuesday to capture three key strategic districts in Afghanistan's province of Helmand as fierce fighting…
Desertions deplete Afghan forces, adding to security worries
World
January 19, 2016
Desertions deplete Afghan forces, adding to security worries
Afghan Lieutenant Amanullah said he was ready to fight to the death to stop the Taliban making gains across the…
Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October
World
January 18, 2016
Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October
Afghanistan will hold postponed parliamentary elections in October, the top election official said on Monday, after last June's deadline to…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
Health & Fitness
January 18, 2016
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…
Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials
World
January 17, 2016
Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials
A suicide bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday at the home of a…