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Taliban are stepping up nationwide attacks and the ISIS group are making inroads into the war-torn country. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Gunmen kill 8 Afghan guards at largest US military base

Washington is soon expected to announce an increase in the US military deployment to bolster Afghan forces.

20 Jun 2017 5:56 PM

Security forces are deployed as the site of suicide attacks and an ongoing clash between Taliban insurgents and government forces in the main police station in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

5 Afghan policemen killed, 15 injured in Taliban attack in Gardez

One of the five attackers was still holding out more than five hours after the coordinated assault began, police commander Shirzad said.

18 Jun 2017 1:31 PM

Pakistan military helping the Taliban in Afghanistan where were have our troops and those weapons could be used against the United States (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

2 US lawmakers ask Trump admin to cut Pak aid for supporting

Lawmakers said the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons.

17 Jun 2017 10:59 AM

suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in the southern Helmand province. (Photo: Representational/File)

Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban faction

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says 6 other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were wounded in the attack.

14 Jun 2017 12:50 PM

In March, an Afghan soldier was killed after he opened fire on foreign forces at a base in Helmand province, wounding three US soldiers.(Representational/AP)

3 US soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan

An Afghan official says the deaths and injury stem from an attack by an Afghan soldier on Saturday, who also died.

11 Jun 2017 10:30 AM

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which sparked violent anti-government protests. (Photo: AFP)

More than 150 dead in Kabul truck-bomb blast; deadliest attack in 17 years

Previous official estimates had put the death toll at about 90, with more than 460 wounded.

06 Jun 2017 1:38 PM

The attack comes as Taliban insurgents intensify their annual spring offensive and their strength is growing, more than 15 years after they were toppled from power in a US-led invasion. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Taliban militants kill 15 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar

A provincial official who spoke on the condition of anonymity gave a higher death toll of 20.

26 May 2017 7:30 PM

Trump plans to cut $100 million in funding to Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the largest recipients and has received $14 billion since 2002.

26 May 2017 6:28 AM

Afghan children walk past security force personnel as they leave a village during an operation against ISIS in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. (Photo; AFP)

German among two killed, Finn kidnapped in Kabul

20 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban storms their outposts.

22 May 2017 3:06 AM

Afghan police. (Photo: Representational)

Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack security outposts, kill 20 policemen

A district official said that at least 15 others were wounded in the fighting.

21 May 2017 1:08 PM

There was also no claim of responsibility for the attack in Logar but Salleh, the spokesman, accused the Taliban of planting the roadside bomb. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan kills 11 civilians

In a separate incident that also occurred today, 5 Afghan policemen were killed in a fight with the Taliban in eastern Kapisa.

19 May 2017 8:08 PM

The blast took place on Tuesday morning at the madrassa in Charakar. (Photo: File/Representational)

Afghanistan: Blast at religious school kills 9, including 8 children

Deputy governor Shah Wali Shahid denounced the attack as a ‘terrorist act.’

09 May 2017 1:09 PM

The death toll has been unclear, with Afghan officials (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan arrests 35 soldiers after attack on base

The brutal assault is believed to be the deadliest-ever Taliban attack on a military installation.

26 Apr 2017 8:45 PM

Mattis was visiting just days after a bloody Taliban attack that killed more than 100 Afghans on a base in the country's north. (Photo: AP/File)

Pentagon chief Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs

He is the first member of President Donald Trump's cabinet to visit Afghanistan.

24 Apr 2017 2:52 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

India’s credibility at stake in Afghanistan

Since 2015, Daesh has also expanded its footprint under the nose of American troops.

24 Apr 2017 1:15 AM

Pak-Afghan forces to join against Taliban

Envoy said that a joint operation against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan leader Mullah Fazlullah and his group could be possible in near future.

18 Apr 2017 2:31 AM

Afghan security forces checkpoint attacked, 5 killed

In a separate incident in Faryab province, a local security forces commander was killed when insurgents attacked a police checkpoint.

05 Mar 2017 4:28 PM

Security forces stand guard at the site of a a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Kabul suicide bombing: 20 killed near Afghan SC

While no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, Taliban insurgents have attacked the top court in the past.

07 Feb 2017 6:52 PM

No group took responsibility for the attack. (Photo: Representational Image)

3 policemen killed in Taliban assault: official

The Friday afternoon assault on the checkpoint lasted two hours. No group took responsibility for the attack.

21 Jan 2017 7:29 PM

Women holding guns in Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan. (Photo: Twitter)

In northern Afghanistan, bereaved women take up arms to fight ISIS

Nearly all of the women have lost a husband, son or brother to the Taliban or the newly active Islamic State in the province.

15 Jan 2017 3:41 PM

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