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Afghan airtstrike kills 5 Taliban militants in Kunduz province

AtleastfiveTalibanmilitantswerekilledafteraircraftpoundedtheinsurgents'hideoutintherestiveChardaradistrictofnorthernAfghanistan'sKunduzprovinceonThursday,distri

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Privatizing the military unlikely to be a viable solution in Afghanistan

Inrecentweeks,twomajorplayersintheprivatesecurityindustryproposedthatTrumpadministrationofficialsprivatizeU.S.militaryoperationsinAfghanistantoanunprecedentedde

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Afghan Taliban warns Trump against sending in more troops

heTalibantoldU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpinanopenletteronTuesdaythatthemilitarysituationinAfghanistanwas"farworsethanyourealize",andsendinginmoretroopswouldbeself-d

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APD Review | Trump in dilemma: How should he deal with Afghanistan?

ByAPDCommentatorHuXiaodao(TranslatedbyYeShan)Thelong-runningdebateintheUnitedStatesovertheAfghanistanissuehasrecentlygatheredmoresteam.BlackwaterWorldwidefounde

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From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghan drug production

TheTaliban--whichbannedpoppycultivationwhenitruledAfghanistan--nowappearstowieldsignificantcontroloverthewar-torncountry'sheroinproductionline,providinginsurgen

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Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

Pakistan on Thursday has condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in different areas of Afghanistan since Tuesday.

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Explosion rocks near airport in Afghanistan's Kandahar

AnexplosionrockednearanairportinKandaharcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharonWednesday,withfearedcasualties,alocalpolicesaid."Theblastoccurred

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At least 29 killed in Afghan Shiite mosque attack

A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.

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At least 20 killed in Kabul suicide car bombing

Atleast24peoplehavebeenkilledandmorethan40woundedafterasuicidecarbombtargetedAfghanistan'scapitalKabul,officialshavesaid.ThetargetofMonday'sattackwasabuscarryin

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US airstrike kills 16 Afghan policemen by mistake

A US airstrike has mistakenly killed 16 Afghan policemen in Helmand province.

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Militant attack kills dozen security personnel in Afghan southern Kandah

OveradozensecuritypersonnelwerekilledasTalibanmilitantsattackedsecurityforcesinShahWalikotdistrictofAfghanistan'ssouthernKandaharprovinceonThursday,alocaloffici

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Female Afghan robotics team overcomes visa challenges to compete in US

SixAfghangirlsalmostfailedtomakeittoWashington,DCtoparticipateinthefirstGlobalChallengeroboticscompetition.Theeventwasinheadlinesbeforeitkickedoff,becausetheall

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Pakistan launches offensive against IS near Afghan border

Pakistan's military says it has launched a major operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border.

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Pakistan launches offensive against IS near Afghan border

Pakistan'smilitarysaysithaslaunchedamajoroperationagainstso-calledIslamicState(IS)inthenorth-westernregionalongtheAfghanborder.Aspokesmansaidmilitantshadgainedg

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Gang of abductors detained in Afghanistan

Police arrested a gang of abductors in the eastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan and set free 13 children from their clutches on Saturday, provincial police chief Mohammad Mustafa Mayar said.

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US forces killed Abu Sayed, emir of ISIS-K, Pentagon says

U.S. forces killed Abu Sayed, the emir of ISIS-K, in a July 11 strike on the group's headquarters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Pakistani forces foil terrorists' attack in Khyber tribal area: army

Pakistan military said on Friday that the security forces had foiled an early morning terrorists' attack from the Afghan side of the border.