Afghanistan
US air strikes hit targets in embattled Afghan district
World
December 24, 2015
US air strikes hit targets in embattled Afghan district
US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials…
Suicide bomber kills five in attack on US-Afghan patrol: official
World
December 21, 2015
Suicide bomber kills five in attack on US-Afghan patrol: official
A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a joint US-Afghan patrol near Bagram air base in Afghanistan on Monday, killing…
US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
World
December 18, 2015
US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for meetings with US troops and military commanders and Afghan…
At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN
World
December 13, 2015
At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN
At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded following a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz in…
Death toll jumps to 50 in Kandahar airport siege: officials
World
December 10, 2015
Death toll jumps to 50 in Kandahar airport siege: officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said on Thursday,…
Russia to consider Afghanistan’s request for arms supply ‘carefully’
World
December 7, 2015
Russia to consider Afghanistan’s request for arms supply ‘carefully’
Russia will consider Afghanistan's request for arms supply in a careful manner, but that task belongs first of all to…
US embassy warns of ‘imminent attack’ in Kabul
World
November 30, 2015
US embassy warns of ‘imminent attack’ in Kabul
The United States warned its citizens in Kabul Monday of an "imminent attack" in the city within the next two…
Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul
World
November 28, 2015
Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul
A senior member of Afghanistan's election commission survived an assassination attempt Saturday when a suicide bomber targeted his vehicle in…
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
Health & Fitness
November 15, 2015
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
The hospital in this remote region of Kenya has no blood in its blood bank, and Fardowsa Abdi is about…
Afghan Hazara step up protest after beheadings
World
November 11, 2015
Afghan Hazara step up protest after beheadings
Thousands of members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority demonstrated on Wednesday against government inaction over the killing of seven members…