Taliban attacks kill 17 civilians in Afghanistan
An insurgent attack on a road construction workers' camp in Karukh district…
Muslims celebrate Eid amid bombs, threat of violence
Muslims marked the Eid al-Fitr festival Thursday with feasts and prayers, even…
US says Taliban office in Qatar must not be seen as embassy
Afghanistan's UN envoy Zahir Tanin said the Qatar office opened in a…
Red Cross halts staff movement across Afghanistan, closes its office in Jalalabad
The two-hour assault on Tuesday, which left one Afghan guard dead, was…
Rise in Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’: rights group
Most of the 600 women in jail were victims of sexual assault…
Strong quake hits Iran, felt across Gulf and South Asia
The website of the US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the…
NATO air strike ‘kills Afghan police, civilians’
A spokesman for the US-led NATO force in Kabul told AFP that…
Kerry lands in Kabul on unannounced visit
US Secretary of State Kerry lands in Kabul on surprise visit
Afghanistan’s Karzai says Taliban in talks with US
"The Taliban said they wanted to show their strength (by launching the…
Polio virus discovered in Cairo
Last known case of polio in Egypt was in 2004 and international…