Afghanistan

US launches airstrike against Taliban to defend Afghan forces

  by Ammu KANNAMPILLY / with Hakim HASAS in Kunduz Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The US launched…

Taliban attacks kill 20 army, police, hours after Trump call

  by Hakim HASAS Agence France Presse KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Taliban militants killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and…

US, Taliban sign historic deal on Afghanistan’s future; timetable for full troop withdrawal within 14 months set

  by Gregory WALTON Agence France Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- The United States signed a landmark deal with the…

Afghanistan finds first coronavirus case: health minister

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan has detected its first novel coronavirus case, the country's health minister said Monday, involving a…

US says, preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The United States is preparing to sign a deal with the Taliban on February 29,…

US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a…

US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A US military jet crashed in the mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a…

Afghanistan and Pakistan jolted by strong 6.1 quake: USGS

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said,…

Japanese doctor who won PHL Ramon Magsaysay Awards in 2003 among six killed in Afghanistan attack

  A Japanese doctor who dedicated almost 40 years of his life helping poor people in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, and…

Villagers search for bodies after 70 killed in Afghan mosque blast

  JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Villagers searched for the bodies of their loved ones on Saturday in the rubble of…

At least 28 killed as Afghan bus hits ‘Taliban’ bomb: official

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the…

Two Afghan youths get 30 years jail for killing of young girl

An Afghan court Sunday sentenced two teenage boys to 30 years in prison for the abduction and killing of a…

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