AnAmericanairstrikeoninsurgentsinKabulWednesdaycaused"severalcasualties"afteramissile"malfunctioned",NATOsaid,overshadowingahigh-profilevisitbyUSDefenseSecretar
IndiaonTuesdayruledoutdeployingtroopsinAfghanistanbutreiterateditsparticipationinthewar-torncountry'sdevelopmentactivities.IndianDefenseMinisterNirmalaSitharama
AtleastfivecivilianswereinjuredafterasuicidecarbombertargetedaconvoyofDanishtroopsonSunday,securityofficialsconfirmed.Theincidenthappenedataround10:50a.m.localt
U.S.DefenseSecretaryJimMattissaidonMondaythattheUnitedStateswouldsendmorethan3,000troopstoAfghanistan.FILEPHOTO:U.S.DefenseSecretaryJamesMattisarrivesforanewsco
TheUnitedStateshasbeeninvolvedinitslongestwarinAfghanistanthatstartedweeksafterSept.11,2001.TheU.S.toppledtheTalibangovernmenttopunishtheregimeforhostingtheFede
AtamakeshiftbeachinlandlockedAfghanistan,childrenasyoungaseight,wearingbaggyRealMadridandBarcelonashirtswith"Ronaldo"and"Messi"printedontheback,joyfullykickandc
Pakistan'sForeignMinisterKhawajaMuhammadAsifonMondayhereurgedregionalcountriestoreachaconsensusthatcouldleadtothebestsolutiontotheAfghanistanproblem.Asifmadethe
Fourmilitants,includingTalibankeycommanderMawlawiIsmael,werekilledinQala-e-ZaldistrictofAfghanistan'snorthernKunduzprovinceonSunday,alocalofficialsaid.(ASIAPACI
ThePakistanigovernment'seffortsandsacrificesinfightingagainstterrorismhavebeenwidelyrecognized,ChineseForeignMinisterWangYisaidonFriday,addingthatPakistanhasmad
WhentheTalibanchargedintoAfghanistan'sstate-runfilmcompanyinthemid-1990sintentondestroyingallthemovies,HabibullahAliriskedeverythingtosavethem.Hehidthousandsofr
AmericanPresidentDonaldTrumpisalwaysgoodforasurprise.Heneedsconstantlytoremindhisownpeopleandtheworldthathiscampaignsloganwas"AmericaFirst."Followingtheappallin
U.S.DefenseSecretaryJamesMattissaidThursdaythathehassignedorderstosendadditionaltroopstoAfghanistan.MattistoldreportersatthePentagonthathewillnotrevealdetailsun
ThePentagonispoisedtohaveroughly15,000U.S.troopsinAfghanistaninthecomingmonths,asdefenseofficialsonWednesdayfinallyacknowledgedtheactualnumberofAmericanforcesin
AvastmajorityofPakistanisbelievethattheUnitedStateshasfailedinthewarinAfghanistandespiteusingallitsmilitarypowerin17yearsandU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphasputmorepr
PakistanpostponedavisitbyaseniorUSofficial,officialssaid,assmall-scaleprotestsbrokeoutagainstPresidentDonaldTrump'saccusationsthatIslamabadwasprolongingthewarin
Strangearethewaysofpolitics.Evennoviceslearnthetricksofthetradeassoonastheyassumeoffice.Theymaynotfathomtheessenceofthebodypolitic,buttheymaster,oraretaughttoma
ByADPWriterLuJiafeiForU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump,therationalebehindhisdecisionnottotalkaboutfutureU.S.trooplevelsinAfghanistanwasclear:youalwayshavetokeeptheenemy