Security

U.S. Quietly Reduces Troop Force In Afghanistan By 2,000

U.S. Defense Chief Looks To Reassure Afghans That Syria Pullout Is One-Off Move

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Congressional members made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on October 20, her office said.

Pompeo Condemns Mosque Attack, Offers Support For Afghan 'Peace And Stability'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington remains committed to “peace and stability” in Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism following a deadly attack on a mosque in the war-ravaged country.

Afghans Bury Dead From Mosque Attack That Killed At Least 69

Funerals were held in eastern Afghanistan on October 19 for victims of a bombing a day earlier at a mosque that killed at least 69 people during Friday Prayers.

Fear Lingers In Remote Afghan District After Taliban Are Pushed Out

Many Killed In Mosque Blasts In Eastern Afghanistan

Almost 30 people were killed in a double blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday Prayers on October 18, a senior provincial official said.

In Pakistan A Provincial Court Strips Security Forces Of Sweeping Powers

A provincial high court in Pakistan has struck down a tough security law that granted sweeping powers to the security forces in a northwestern province.

Dying While Waiting: U.S. Government Ordered To Resolve Visa Issues For Afghan, Iraqi Allies

A court ruling says the Trump administration used a "tortured" interpretation of the law to justify life-threatening delays on visa applications from Afghans and Iraqis who helped the U.S. military.

In Afghanistan, Displaced Waziristan Civilians Eager To Go Home

A large number of the more than 10,000 Waziristan families who fled into the adjacent southeastern Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika in 2014 are waiting to be allowed back into their homeland.

Afghanistan Tells Taliban: Peace Or We Will 'Fight'

As the smoke gradually cleared from an Afghan presidential election riled by Taliban threats over the weekend, the country's national-security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, issued a message to the hard-line Islamic insurgents that the government won’t back down from them.

Explosion, Reports Of Attacks Mar Afghanistan's Presidential Election

An explosion at a polling site and reports of rocket attacks elsewhere have marred voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election.