Afghans prepare to sign deal with US allowing troops to stay
By Jessica Donati Afghanistan’s new government led by President Ashraf Ghani was on Tuesday due to sign a long-delayed bilateral security agreement with the United...
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Taliban storm Afghan district southwest of capital, 100 killed
By Mustafa Andalib Hundreds of Taliban fighters have stormed a strategic district in an Afghan province southwest of the capital and are on the verge...
Taliban reject Afghan unity government pact as U.S. ‘sham’
By Hamid Shalizi Afghanistan’s Taliban militants on Monday decried a pact by rival election candidates to form a government of national unity as a “sham”...
Afghanistan’s presidential rivals sign deal for power-sharing government
By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates signed a deal on Sunday to share power after months of turmoil over a disputed...
Kerry, other diplomats try to resolve disputed Afghan vote
By Lesley Wroughton US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Afghanistan’s transition to a self-reliant state hung in the balance after a contested...
US warns Afghans not to form ‘parallel government’ (Updated)
By Mohammad Aziz and Mirwais Harooni The United States warned on Tuesday that it would withdraw financial and security support from Afghanistan if anyone tried...
Taliban insurgents set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan
By Mirwais Harooni Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside...
Afghans ignore Taliban threats and vote again in final test
By Praveen Menon and Mirwais Harooni Millions of Afghans voted in a mostly peaceful run-off to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai on Saturday,...
Afghan government protests against US deal to free Taliban prisoners
By Jessica Donati and Mirwais Harooni Afghanistan’s government protested against a US deal to free five high-ranking Taliban militants in exchange for a US soldier arguing the transfer of the...
2,000 missing after Afghan landslide (Updated)
By Mirwais Harooni Hundreds of people have been killed and more than 2,000 are missing after a landslide smashed into a village in a mountainous...
