Afghanistan

Bin Laden’s son threatens revenge for father’s assassination – monitor

  (Reuters) The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for…

New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan ‘occupation’ in first message

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the US to end its "occupation" of…

Explosion hits minibus in Kabul: police

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An explosion hit a minibus in Kabul early Monday on the main road to the eastern…

Canada promotes first female combat general

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- A Canadian woman who fought insurgents in Afghanistan became the country's first female…

Father of Orlando shooter hosted political show on Afghan-Pakistan issues

(REUTERS)  The Afghan-born father of Omar Mateen, the man police identified as the gunman who killed 50 people at a…

Afghanistan declares Taliban leader dead in US drone attack

by Usman SHARIFI KABUL , Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan on Sunday said Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in…

Kabul locked down as minority Hazaras protest over power line

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) - by Mushtaq MOJADDIDI Tens of thousands of minority Shiite Hazaras marched through the streets of the Afghan capital…

Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

SYDNEY,Australia (AFP) -- An Australian woman working for a charity in Afghanistan has been kidnapped, the country's foreign minister said…

Second blast hits Kabul following deadly suicide attack

(Reuters) A large explosion was heard in central Kabul several hours after a suicide attack on a building of the…

Bus bombing kills at least 12 in eastern Afghanistan – officials

NANGARHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 12 army recruits on a bus…

Powerful quake rocks South Asia, one dead

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake rocked large parts of South Asia Sunday, with one person killed by falling…

Deep 6.6-magnitude quake rocks NE Afghanistan: USGS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) --  A 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors also felt…

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