Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghanistan's north
A suicide bomber struck a government administrative center in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing about 30 people, many of them...
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Afghanistan says 50 civilians killed in Western battle with insurgents
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Taliban gunmen and bombers storm bank in Afghanistan, kill 18
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan
A massive car bomb blew up Friday on the outskirts of a city in eastern Afghanistan, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, an attack that...
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Inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Pakistani college student Gulraiz Iqbal is itching for a reason to take his...
Suicide bombing in Kabul kills two
A suicide bomber struck a hotel and shopping complex in the heart of Kabul on Monday, killing at least two people in the second high-profile...
19 killed in Taliban strike at Afghanistan police headquarters
A team of Taliban gunmen and bombers struck provincial police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing at least 19...
Pakistan accuses U.S. Consulate staffer of 'coldblooded murder'
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India, Pakistan to restart wide-ranging talks
India and Pakistan said Thursday that they would resume talks suspended after the 2008 terrorist attack in the Indian city of Mumbai that...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai again takes a swipe at his Western backers
In the latest salvo aimed at his Western backers, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Tuesday that reconstruction and development units...
Afghanistan's most loyal troops
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Pakistan to trim large Cabinet
Pakistan's ruling party Friday authorized a sweeping overhaul of the country's Cabinet that probably will mean a marked reduction in the...
Invested in 'soft power,' India awaits Karzai visit
Indian leaders hope visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai this week will emphasize the safeguarding of mutual interests between the two...
Afghan musician returns to keep a tradition alive
The master sits in a newly painted house on Kharabat Street, in the oldest quarter of this ancient city in the mountains.
Suicide bomber kills a top official in key Afghan province
A suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of strategic Kandahar province Saturday, raising fears that insurgents were reigniting an...
U.S. Embassy demands release of diplomat held by Pakistan in shooting deaths
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Saturday demanded that Pakistani authorities release an American diplomat who faces murder charges in the...
Suicide bombing at Afghan supermarket kills 8
In a grim demonstration of insurgents' ability to strike even in tightly guarded districts, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite Karzai's opposition
President Hamid Karzai, acting under heavy Western pressure, inaugurated Afghanistan's new parliament Wednesday but made plain his pique...
President Hamid Karzai agrees to let new Afghanistan parliament meet, averting crisis
A showdown between President Hamid Karzai and his country's newly elected parliament was averted late Saturday when the Afghan leader agreed...
Marines pay a price trying to secure an Afghan hot spot
Marines tell of snipers who fire from "murder holes" cut into mud-walled compounds. Fighters who lie in wait in trenches dug around rough...
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