Afghanistan

Unidentified men kidnapped Fazalullah Wahidi in Islamabad on Friday

Sayed Fazalullah Wahidi, ex-governor Herat, had arrived in Islamabad with his family to acquire UK visas

The attacker was later shot dead by police from a nearby checkpoint who approached after hearing the firing

United States carried out around 400 air strikes last year from some 1,100 in 2014, when it was in full combat mode

According to an Afghan resident, timber is smuggled to Peshawar and through Kandahar to Quetta, Karachi and Lahore

4,000 Afghan nationals entering Pakistan from Torkham Border were registered on the first day of extended facilities

Warns that mutual misperceptions can disrupt the process and bilateral relations

Security forces in the southern province have been plagued by high desertion and casualty rates

Critics of the Afghan leadership say it’s not Pakistan’s fault that its neighbour is falling apart

Taliban claim responsibility for the bombing in a statement released online

Participating countries must exert all efforts to keep the peace process on track, Aziz says

Afghan defence ministry says Monday's strikes were carried out by the Afghan air force with the support of NATO troops

Violence was the only reason Afghans left their homes

Development comes during Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah's visit to New Delhi

Imran Khan urges Taliban to negotiate peace deal before the emergence of groups like Islamic State in Afghanistan

Insurgents last week destroyed an electricity pylon in the Dand Shahabuddin district

Pakistan claims to have recorded 135 violations from Afghan security forces last year, claiming the lives of 18 troops

Murtaza idolises Argentine soccer star but jersey of his favourite player is beyond means of his poor family in Ghazni

"Be Like Qodos" has attracted more than 66,000 likes on its Dari Facebook page in over two weeks

Tehran says its Fatemiyoun Brigade, comprised of Afghan recruits, are volunteers to defend sacred Shia sites in Syria

Nicholson would replace General John Campbell, who has been in the role for 18 months

Making it easier for Afghans to enter legally would help monitor them in country

Frequent combat patrolling carried out as per new arrangements

A rogue policeman drugged and then shot dead 10 of his colleagues in southern Afghanistan

The group has launched a Pashto-language radio show called 'Voice of the Caliphate' in Afghanistan

Tolo TV was targeted because it was producing propaganda for the US military and its allies, according to Taliban

Several mortars were fired from Afghan territory

Taliban said they targeted Tolo TV because it was producing propaganda for the US military and its allies

Official says it is still unclear who had fired the rockets

US says we stand with the people of the region against all forms of extremism and terrorism

The loud explosion sent a plume of smoke rising in the sky, with ambulances and fire-fighters rushing to the scene

The powerful bombing heard across the city also left 24 people wounded

The loud explosion sent a plume of smoke rising in the sky, with ambulances and fire-fighters rushing to the scene

Khan is believed to have fled to an area near the border with Turkmenistan

Enraged husband cuts off his wife's nose in Afghanistan

Photos show short skirts, flash cars and no burkas before Afghanistan plunged into hell

Parliament's five-year term expired last June, but elections were postponed because of security fears, disagreements

Australia will commit 20 more personnel to the mission, bringing its total to 270

An official said there was no immediate word on any casualties or damage from the blast

Taliban shrugged off responsibility for the bombing, which also left 14 people wounded

Two armed motorcyclists fired a rocket at the diplomat's house in University Town

Mosazai reassures Afghanistan will not allow anyone to use its territory against any country, including Pakistan

Islamic State claims responsibility for targeting Pakistani consulate in eastern Afghan city

A four-nation meeting kicked off in Islamabad on Monday restarting a peace process that broke down in July

Adviser to PM on Foreign Affairs kicks off four-nation meeting with four guiding points

The 27-year-old carried his bat having already hit Afghanistan's first ever century in the format

The recapture is a welcome piece of good news for government forces

Camp Phoenix, a former training camp on the edges of Kabul, will take in around 1,000 homeless drug addicts

Thousands of jubilant fans danced in the streets and fired into the air in cities and towns across the country

A group of unidentified insurgents also targeted the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday