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Afghan police. (Photo: Representational)

Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack security outposts, kill 20...

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

21 May 2017 1:08 PM IST

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...

19 May 2017 8:08 PM IST

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 IST

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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 IST

Slain Afghan Taliban supreme Mullah Mansour.

Pakistan gave national ID card to slain Mullah Mansour: Interior...

Khan, however, blamed the past government of overtly issuing ID cards and passports to foreigners.

30 Dec 2016 8:12 PM IST

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Honey-making business gives a sense of pride to Afghan women

Four beekeeping cooperatives have been set up here in recent years, backed by NGOs and foreign aid.

29 Dec 2016 1:52 PM IST

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Afghanistan: Taliban behead woman for entering village without husband

Under the Taliban's strict interpretation of Islam, women are banned from leaving their houses unless accompanied by a...

28 Dec 2016 8:54 PM IST

Painting a rosy picture of our foreign policy accomplishments for domestic audiences cannot be a substitute for reliable progress on the ground.

Need of the hour: Gandhiji, a Second Coming

For decades, we have become accustomed in India to relative calm even as the rest of the world suffered shocks and...

31 Dec 2017 3:14 AM IST

An Afghan security officer stands at the site of a truck bomb attack in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

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

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

6 Jun 2017 1:38 PM IST

The Talibans threats of extortion has stirred fears of comeback in Pakistans Swat Valley. (Photo: AP/Representational)

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 IST

Last Saturday, a twin bombing in the capital killed 74 people and was claimed by Fateh al-Sham Front, the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. (Representational Image)

Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban...

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

14 Jun 2017 12:50 PM IST

Islamic State militants. (Photo: AP/File)

Kabul: intense fighting breaks out after militants storm training...

Roads to the area were closed and dozens of police and intelligence officers were blocking access to the public.

18 Dec 2017 1:23 PM IST