2001-00-00
War-Torn Kabul Pulls Down Concrete Blast Walls
The blast walls that cut through Kabul like ramparts are being pulled down, part of a counter-intuitive makeover by...
DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’
The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an...
McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its...
McCain-Led Delegation Visits Pakistan For Security Talks
A high-level US Senate delegation met Pakistan's top foreign affairs official and powerful military chief in Islamabad...
Afghans Suffer Deadliest Ramadan Since 2001
Afghanistan has suffered its deadliest Ramadan since the US-led invasion in 2001 with over 200 killed and hundreds...
War-Hit Afghanistan Ecstatic Over Cricket Test Status
Cricket-mad Afghanistan was euphoric after being awarded Test match status, a rare glimmer of good news amid rising...
Afghanistan, Ireland Face Cricket Test D-Day
Afghanistan and Ireland are poised to become the 11th and 12th members of Test match cricket's close-knit club on...
UN Chief Calls For Aid To Afghanistan As Conflict Spirals
Sitting cross-legged with war-displaced women in a mud-brick settlement on Kabul's outskirts, UN Secretary General...
Kabul Voices Alarm As Anti-Govt Protesters Expand Sit-In Camps
Afghan authorities warned anti-government protesters of legal action Thursday as demonstrators set up new sit-in camps...
Kabul To Host Peace Summit After Week of Deadly Violence
Kabul will host a multinational peace conference on Afghanistan Tuesday, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings...
Kabila Says He Never ‘promised’ To Hold Elections In DR Congo
Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Saturday said he had never "promised anything" about whether to hold elections in...
Explosions Rock Funeral In Tense Kabul
At least 15 people were killed and wounded as explosions rocked the funeral of an Afghan politician's son who died...
Three Explosions Rock Funeral of Kabul Protester
Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security...
Tense Kabul Under Lockdown After Deadly Protest Clashes
Kabul city was on lockdown Saturday with armed checkpoints and armoured vehicles patrolling the streets to prevent a...
Four Killed As Kabul Protesters Clash With Police Over Truck Bomb
At least four Afghans were killed Friday when police fired live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters seeking to...
Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Games After Kabul Attack
Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by...
Who Carried It Out?
No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for Wednesday's powerful blast that ripped through Kabul's...
EU Imposes Sanctions On Nine In DR Congo
The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on nine more officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid unrest...
Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After Angry MPs Miss Flight
Supporters of two Afghan MPs who missed a domestic flight from Kabul blocked an airport runway with rocks, forcing the...