Afghanistan

In Kabul's city centre they line entire streets, their interiors protected from the male gaze by opaque windows

Says neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Iran should not to interfere in Afghanistan

47 injured in cross-border firing; army, FC make befitting reply; Torkham also under fire

This polluted relationship is going to sully the waters regionally for years to come

Ghani demands action to be taken against Afghan Taliban present in Pakistan

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is due to meet the Afghan president this week ahead of a return to politics

At least eight people were and 25 others wounded, including three coalition soldiers

With years of radical indoctrination, the field is fertile for Taliban to sow seeds of religious militancy.

IS's local offshoot also known as Islamic State-Khorasan has a stronghold in eastern Afghanistan

The Pentagon estimates about 1,000 IS fighters remain in Afghanistan

Former envoys, experts suggest caution while realigning foreign policy

Says that military was investigating if they were killed by ground fire, either by American or Afghan commandos

Nearly 9,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan

Marines were targeted near where Washington this month dropped the 'Mother of All Bombs'

The strike would only be the second such attack since President Donald Trump took office

Afghanistan's National Security Council has refused to comment on the Kandahar strategy

The divergence of interest between US and Russia on Afghanistan could be the start of another geopolitical struggle

US military spokesperson says 'there appears to be a number of Afghan casualties' in the incident

UN report says torture and mistreatment of detainees by Afghan security forces is as widespread as ever

The visit comes as Afghan defence minister and army chief resigned after a Taliban attack killed 140 soldiers

Some Afghan leaders are angry at what they see as a failure by the US to act against the Taliban and Pakistan

Kabul has to bolster its defence forces in all provinces if it wants to counter acts of terror

This won’t work said the Taliban

Around 140 Afghan soldiers killed on Friday in attack on military base

The Afghan government has yet to release official casualty figures

Unesco has produced a new handbook, Terrorism and the Media, to help journalists

A US official in Washington put the toll at more than 50 killed and wounded

Explosions can be heard in the Pakistani border town of Chaman

US national security adviser and Afghan officials discuss counter-terrorism efforts and reforms to tackle corruption

American military dropped its Air Blast, dubbed the "Mother of All Bombs" nearly killing a hundred militants

Dozens of houses develop massive cracks in Malana village

The Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB, had never been used in combat before

India should also 'carpet bomb Kashmiri militants' to counter militancy, added Pravin Togadia

The bomb smashed IS's hideouts, a tunnel-and-cave complex that had been mined against conventional ground attacks

Meeting participants say no military solution to Afghan crisis

Washington urges Islamabad and Kabul to work together to address security concerns

General John Nicholson says this was the right weapon for the right target

Additional Foreign Secretary Tasneem Aslam will lead Pakistan’s delegation

US dropped in Afghanistan a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat on Thursday

Wicketkeeper’s out-of-competition test confirms use of banned clenbuterol

As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed

Sharafat Ali Khan, a Pakistani national pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington

Islamic State claims responsibility for the deadly attack

For regional relations, Afghanistan should act realistically considering its location, strengths and weaknesses.

Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s grandson claims American envoy asked for party’s support against Taliban

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the explosion, but it comes amid rising insecurity in Afghanistan

Soldier was a Special Forces operator and was killed in the Achin district of Nangarhar province

Moscow maintains the militant group has regional ambitions and terrorism could eventually hit Russia.  

Public anger has grown over the episode

More than 20,000 Afghan non-combatants are estimated to have died in the conflict since 2005