Afghan Cycling Sisters Take Refuge In Home of ‘Grand Boucle’
With discreet black scarves tucked beneath their helmets, Afghan refugees Zahra and Masomah Alizada hurtle down Brittany's rural and winding ...
Tag: War in Afghanistan
US Soldier Killed In Afghanistan’s Helmand
A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province, US military officials ...
Kabul Rocket Kills Woman and Child
A woman and child were killed Wednesday when a rocket struck their house in Kabul, already traumatised by a series ...
McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its support to eliminate ...
Taliban Kill 13 Pro-Government Fighters In North Afghanistan
The Taliban have killed 13 pro-government fighters in northern Afghanistan, ambushing them as they were on their way to take ...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not return ...
No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan
NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is no ...
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 wounded, according ...
US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan
The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares ...
Afghanistan To Hold Delayed Parliamentary Polls In July 2018
Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on July 7, 2018, the top polling official said Thursday, nearly three years ...
‘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 employees were ...
Afghan Taliban Release New Video of US, Australian Hostages
An American and an Australian have appeared in a second Taliban hostage video, nearly a year after they were kidnapped ...
Gunmen Kill Eight Afghan Guards At Largest US Base
Gunmen have killed eight Afghan guards working at the largest American base in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, as the US ...
New Magazine and TV Channel Give Afghan Women A Cautious Voice
Afghan women are redrawing the media landscape in the deeply conservative country with the launch of a new magazine and ...
US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with adjusted troop ...
US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with adjusted troop ...
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 Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called ...
World Bank To Give Afghanistan $520 Mn Credit
The World Bank on Tuesday said it had approved a $520 million plan to help Afghanistan, which has been weakened ...
Trump Lets Pentagon Set Afghanistan Troop Levels
President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, a ...
Taliban ‘surging’ In Afghanistan, US Defense Chief Warns
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Tuesday warned lawmakers that the Taliban is surging in Afghanistan, and said America is "not ...