Provinces of Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Retake District In Helmand From Taliban
Afghan security forces supported by US air power have retaken the center of volatile Nawa district from the Taliban in...
Leader of Afghan IS Branch Killed In US Raid
US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
‘Multiple Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Bank In South Afghanistan’
A powerful car bomb Thursday struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city when civilian and military government...
Afghan Policemen Killed In US ‘friendly Fire’ Air Strike
A US air strike killed at least two Afghan policemen and wounded four others in Helmand, officials said Saturday, in...
Afghan Road Accident Kills 15 Family Members
At least 15 members of a single family were killed when a pickup truck veered off the road and plunged into a river in...
Furious Afghans Call For Resignations After Taliban Base Attack
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a...
Afghanistan Mourns Deadly Taliban Assault
Afghanistan is holding a day of national mourning after the Taliban attacked an army base, killing or wounding more...
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians
At least 11 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in the restive southern Afghan...
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...
Afghan Martial Arts Bout Reveals A Nation Divided
A martial arts bout in Afghanistan was billed as a bare-knuckle duel for supremacy, but it has become a lightning rod...
Taliban Capture Key Afghan District; 9 Police Killed
The Taliban captured a key district centre in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday while in the...
Emboldened Taliban Capture Key Southern District
Taliban fighters captured the strategic southern district of Sangin on Thursday, officials said, another setback for...
Ancient, Near-Pristine Buddha To Make Kabul Museum Debut
Having withstood time, the elements, looters and war, a spectacular Buddha restored and removed from one of...
Air Strike Kills Key Afghan Taliban Commander
An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,...
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Helmand
At least six people were killed Saturday when a Taliban bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into Afghan soldiers who...
Afghanistan and Pakistan Avalanches Kill Dozens
Heavy snow and avalanches have killed dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Afghanistan nearly 100 have lost...