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New Taliban leader Maulawi Haibatullah Akhundzada. (Photo: AFP)

New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan 'occupation' in first message

You will not be able to frustrate the determination and our Jihadic struggle, Akhundzada said.

02 Jul 2016 2:30 PM

Security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Taliban attack on police convoy kills 37

Taliban militants launched a twin suicide attack on Thursday, targeting a convoy of buses carrying Afghan police cadets outside of the capital and killing 37 people, mostly policemen, and wounding 40,

01 Jul 2016 7:27 AM

Afghan fury as Iran, Turkey claim poet Rumi

Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic who is one of the world’s most beloved poets A bid by Iran and Turkey to do so has exasperated Afghanistan, country of his birth eight centuries ago.

01 Jul 2016 7:22 AM

Trainee police officers were returning from training center in Wardak province and were heading to the capital on leave

Taliban suicide bombers kill 27, wound 40 in attack on Afghan police

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

30 Jun 2016 3:57 PM

The ancient custom of bacha bazi, one of the country's worst human rights violations

Bacha Bazi: Kabul to investigate child sex slaves fuelling insider attacks

The claims -- strongly denied by the Taliban -- expose child abuse by both parties in Afghanistan's worsening conflict.

28 Jun 2016 11:09 AM

ISIS launches fresh attacks in Afghan

An Afghan National Army soldier fires an artillery piece during ongoing clashes between Afghan security forces and ISIS militants in Kot District, eastern Nangarhar province. (Photo: AFP)

27 Jun 2016 6:59 AM

‘Kabul risks new spiral in terror’

Afghanistan faces the risk of a new spiral in violence following a series of attacks on civilians in the last few months but on the battlefield, security forces have been holding their ground, the top

23 Jun 2016 3:44 AM

Afghan welcomes broader US Military role against Taliban

Afghanistan on Saturday hailed Washington’s decision to expand the US military’s authority to tackle a resurgent Taliban insurgency, saying the support will boost the capacity of struggling local forc

11 Jun 2016 11:57 PM

Taliban storm Afghan court, kill 6 people

Taliban insurgents stormed a court in the Afghan city of Ghazni on Wednesday, clashing with the police for at least an hour in an attack in which 10 people, including all four of the militants, were k

02 Jun 2016 2:29 AM

Restoration starts at Kabul’s war-battered Darul Palace

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday launched restoration work at Kabul’s historic Darul Aman Palace, whose bombed out ruins have long symbolised the suffering caused by decades of conflict.

01 Jun 2016 1:47 AM

Civilians are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Afghanistan's worsening conflict. (Photo: AFP)

Number of Afghans fleeing war doubles to 1.2 million, says amnesty

Civilians are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Afghanistan's worsening conflict as Taliban step up their annual spring offensive.

31 May 2016 2:08 PM

Afghan refugees gather for renewal of their family cards at the Chamkany registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar. t

1.2 million Afghans internally displaced by war: Amnesty International

The report says many of the internally displaced live in horrific conditions on the brink of survival.

31 May 2016 11:57 AM

Afghan Taliban appoints Mullah Mansour successor

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new chief, elevating a low-profile religious figure after officially confirming the death of Mullah Mansour in a US drone stri

26 May 2016 3:44 AM

New chief Akhundzada a scholar, not soldier

Religious scholar Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, named Wednesday as the Afghan Taliban’s new leader, was a senior judge during the insurgent group’s five-year rule over Afghanistan and issued many of

26 May 2016 3:42 AM

Peace deal likely with militant group in Afghan

The Afghan government is expected to finalise a peace deal with a notorious militant insurgent group within days, marking a breakthrough in attempts to end the 15-year war, an official and a represent

15 May 2016 6:59 AM

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Afghan govt to forge peace deal with insurgent group

Such a deal would mark a much-needed success for Ghani in forging peace with insurgent groups fighting to overthrow the administration.

14 May 2016 5:03 PM

Afghan President blasts Pak Taliban ‘slaves’

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inspects a guard of honour at the Parliament compound before a joint meeting of the National Assembly in Kabu. (Photo: AFP)

26 Apr 2016 6:53 AM

Kabul suicide blast death toll rises to 64

The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest militant assault in the Afghan capital for years.

21 Apr 2016 6:26 AM