Tag: afghanistan

Afghanistan has closed down three major public universities in the capital, Kabul, for more than a week after sectarian clashes left one student dead and nearly 30 others wounded.  Interior ...

Grand hopes for a comprehensive peace settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan have not died, but they have dimmed considerably.  The goal today, according to experts, is much narrower in ...

Seven women said to be among 11 civilians killed in Helmand bombings while seven policemen die at Zabul checkpoint. Two roadside bombs have killed at least 11 civilians in southern ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu: "No peace in Asia is possible until peace got established in Afghanistan". Delivering the opening remarks of a meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) ...

Chairman of ICG said end of duty of ISAF in 2014 would not mean responsibility on Afghanistan come to an end. The Chairman of the International Contact Group (ICG) for Afghanistan and ...

In this book, Hastings, a young freelance reporter, chronicles his adventures covering the war in Afghanistan. He believes the American-led military intervention there was unwise and will lead to no ...

At least five people have been killed in a US night airstrike carried out in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar. Many civilians have lost their lives in the US-led operations ...

As the United States draws down in Afghanistan, China is finally moving in. Until recently, Beijing's policy in Afghanistan could be characterized as masterful inactivity: It sat on the sidelines ...

A NATO soldier and a civilian contractor have been killed in a suspected insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, the latest in a series described by a top U.S. general as ...

A suspected "insider" attack at a checkpoint in Afghanistan has brought to 2,000 the number of US soldiers killed in the conflict. A US soldier and a foreign contractor were ...