eastern Afghanistan
IS Claims Attack On Iraq Embassy In Kabul
The Islamic State group claimed it had attacked the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday, as a series of explosions and the...
Afghanistan’s Shiites Mark Anniversary of Deadly Attack
Silently, the figures climb the hill in a dusty breeze to reach the gravestones of their loved ones. The site west of...
Afghan Subculture of Child Sex Slavery
AFP has traced three former victims of "bacha bazi", or the sexual exploitation of boys, whose testimonies lay bare one...
Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members
Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on...
Afghan Commando Kills Two US Soldiers
An Afghan commando Saturday killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern...
IS Afghanistan Leader Killed
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan -- believed to be the mastermind behind several high-profile attacks including...
US Aims To Eliminate IS From Afghanistan This Year
After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the...
Afghan Taliban Announce Start of ‘spring Offensive’
The Afghan Taliban announced Friday the start of their "spring offensive", saying they would target foreign forces in...
Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the...
Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers
Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...
Security Forces Deny Access To Site of US Blast In Afghanistan
Security forceswere still blocking accessWednesday to the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive...
Top US Official McMaster Visits Afghanistan After Bomb Attack
US National Security Advisor Gen. H. R McMaster arrived in Kabul on Sunday days after the American military dropped its...
Number of IS Fighters Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90
The number of Islamic State fighters killed by a massive US bomb in eastern Afghanistan has nearly tripled to at least...
US Special Forces Soldier Killed
The group known as Islamic State is believed to be in a strong position in Nangarhar province An American special...
Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Drone Strike, US Military Reveals
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...
US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...
Kabul To Set Penalties For Subculture of Boy Sex Slaves
Afghanistan is finally set to outlaw the sick 'bacha bazi' practice that sees young boys dressed up as women and...
The Afghan Practice of Child Sex Slavery
Afghanistan is set to criminalise the practice of "bacha bazi" -- the sexual exploitation of boys -- with a slew of...
Afghan Villagers Flee Pakistani Cross-Border Firing
Hundreds of Afghan families have been displaced by cross-border rocket and artillery fire by Pakistani troops, an aid...