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Afghan children, who were released from being held by kidnapping gangs, are brought to the police headquarters in Ghazni province. (Photo: AFP)

Poverty drives child soldiers into Afghanistan's endless war

Afghan forces freed almost 40 children during multiple raids near the Pakistani border.

7 Sept 2017 6:45 AM IST

The fate of the abducted in Kunduz province in an area that has recently fallen under Taliban control was not immediately known and there was no statement from the insurgents. (Representational | AP)

Taliban take 170 hostages, forces rescue all but 21

Afghan forces responded quickly and were able to free 149 people and kill at least seven Taliban fighters, he said.

21 Aug 2018 4:41 AM IST

A file photo of the Afghanistan: Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity conference that brought together Afghanistan, the five Central Asian countries, the United Nations and other stakeholders to work towards peace, increased security and regional development in Afghanistan and the region

Amid a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, strategic coordination with...

Both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are secular democratic Republics and are ideologically strongly opposed to the Taliban.

28 Aug 2018 6:12 AM IST