Taliban Bombing Kills Parliamentary Candidate Ahead of Afghan Elections
KABUL: In a latest attack on Afghan election process, a bomb ripped through the campaign office of a leading parliamentary candidate in Lashkar Gah, the...
US forces in Afghanistan
Life after Guantanamo: A tale of two Afghan friends
by TNT Desk
KABUL:Two Afghan friends were incarcerated together at Guantanamo Bay, but they chose starkly divergent paths after release —- one became an Islamic State jihadist, the...
US Gen. fired over degrading Afghan President
by Nasir Khan
Kabul: A tow-star American Gen. deployed in Afghanistan has been fired over publicly disparaging Afghan President Hamid Karzai, underscoring the military’s deep concern about further...
Taliban attack US base in Afghanistan
by Farhad Arian
Kandahar: A US military base in southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar was attacked by Taliban insurgents armed with gun and explosives, Afghan police said. According...
Airstrike kills three civilians in eastern Afghanistan
by Farhad Arian
Kabul: The US-led forces in Afghanistan launched airstrike in eastern province Kunar, killing three civilians and injuring several others , news agencies reported on Tuesday....
Afghan forces to take over security from Nato: Afghan president
by Agencies
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday that the national security forces will take over the security responsibility from NATO-led forces. “The first phase of...
Afghan Taliban seek guarantees for peace talks
by TNT Desk
Kabul: Taliban commanders in Afghanistan have told a TV that they are willing to explore peace talks. They say they will do so if they...