Afghanistan

Spokesperson rebukes Indian envoy’s remarks on Nawaz-Ghani Paris meeting

Taliban officially rejects as "absolutely baseless" the reports of the gunfight

Afghan government is cultivating militias with chequered pasts as short-term security fix to supplement ground troops

The US embassy in Kabul urged extreme caution during this period of "heightened threat"

Abdul Rahman Rodwal, regional director at the country's Independent Election Commission, survived the attack

Afghan and American officials alike describe him as a fiercely effective fighter against the insurgency

The MSF slammed American forces after the US commander in Afghanistan termed the attack on the hospital human error

The October 3 air raid on the French charity's hospital during a Taliban offensive in Kunduz killed at least 30 people

At least 12 other militants were killed along with Sajna, who led a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban

Delegation including Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Aftab Sherpao & ANP chief Asfandyar Wali will travel to Kabul on Thursday

The Taliban said they had shot the helicopter down and captured 15 people

Taliban's seizure prompted Washington to prolong the 14-year-old US military engagement in Afghanistan

Gunmen stopped three night buses in Zabul province, on the main road between Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar

The ex-warlord draws supporters across the country's ethnic divides, promises to bring the Taliban to their knees

Imran Khan’s populist style has played well in a country where anti-Americanism has always been a big vote-getter

Six people -- five assailants and one Afghan army soldier -- were killed in the attack

The Taliban's seizure of Kunduz after 14 years has prompted the US-led military coalition to revise its strategy

The refugees who remain are viewed with deep suspicion inside Pakistan and are routinely accused by authorities

Optimism for the future was at its highest in the Helmand -- a Taliban stronghold -- and lowest in Kabul

'This is not about deterrence but about getting people to think it through,' said a foreign ministry spokesman

Security forces returned the fire in same direction; no loss of life reported

Seven people from the mostly Shia Hazara ethnic minority were kidnapped from Jaghuri by unknown gunmen in October

Girl was one of seven Shia Hazaras found beheaded this week; 5 injured as protesters fired upon by Afghan police

The country will become a member 30 days after it ratifies the deal

The mainly Shia Hazaras have long suffered ill-treatment and persecution in Afghanistan

Stress need for cooperation, talks at state level

Afghan ambassador announces complete support of his government for the Beyond Boundaries project

The bank last week signed an agreement with the govt for the development of a mega housing project in Afghan capital

Kabul's traffic department estimates show up to 1,000 women each year apply to join driving schools in Afghan capital

The project could help ease growing energy deficits in Asian giants India and Pakistan

President Ashraf Ghani ordered a probe into the stoning in a Taliban-controlled area just outside Firozkoh

Several Afghan officials suggested Taliban fighters were using the hospital as a base, a claim that MSF firmly rejects

Chinese special envoy reassures Pakistan of China’s continued support to address the common challenges faced by region

India has donated light helicopters, vehicles and provided military training in the past

Fatima, 23, is now considering leaving Afghanistan as people tell her staying puts her family in danger

Report states India declined to sell weapons to Karzai's Afghanistan to avoid alarming Pakistan

A clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the ground as turbaned men gather around and hurl stones at her

Donation was made on special instructions of PM as a gesture of goodwill and solidarity with people of Afghanistan

Woman could be heard repeating the shahada, her voice growing increasingly high-pitched in the nearly 30-second clip

Tajikistan endured devastating civil war since, deeply concerned about violence along the 1,300-kilometre border

Villagers took up butchers' knives, homemade firearms and humiliatingly routed the Taliban

In comparison, SIGAR found that a CNG station in Pakistan costs no more than $500,000 to construct

The attack in Achin, southeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, occurred during evening prayers on Friday

Visitors captain dedicates the victory to the people who are suffering after natural disaster

Premier's top aide says Pakistan and US want resumption of talks between govt in Kabul and Afghan Taliban

Probe comes after report on commanders sexually abusing teenage boys

Taliban vow to help victims, aid workers

Britain had previously committed to keeping troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2015

Death toll has reached 277 so far

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan, Afghanistan on Monday