Security

Future of The Taliban

The prospects of such a peace agreement puts the quarter-century-old Taliban movement at a crossroads.

Pakistan Urged To Tackle Targeted Killings After Politician Slaying

Dozens of people attended the funeral of a local leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party who was shot dead in the northwestern Swat Valley.

Police: Violence Erupts as Pakistani Lawyers Storm Hospital

Taliban Assault On Key U.S. Base In Afghanistan Kills Two, Wounds Dozens

Taliban militants have attacked a medical facility near the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, officials say, killing at least two Afghan civilians and wounding more than 70 other people, including five Georgian soldiers.

Report: U.S. Misled Public On Afghanistan War

The Washington Post has published a report based on a confidential cache of U.S. government documents showing that three White House administrations misled the public about shortcomings and failures in the 18-year Afghanistan war. 

Afghanistan's Endless War Pits Brother Against Brother

Body Of Japanese Doctor Who 'Dedicated Life To Afghans' Arrives In Tokyo

The body of 73-year-old Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who lived and worked in eastern Afghanistan for decades before he was gunned down along with five Afghan guards and colleagues last week, has arrived in his native Japan.

Doubts Surround U.S. Envoy’s Claim Of Taliban Role In IS Defeat

Afghan officials and analysts have contradicted claims by Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan, that the Taliban military operations contributed to routing the Islamic State (IS) militants from a restive eastern Afghan province.

Head Of Japanese NGO Killed In Afghanistan Attack

A Japanese aid worker who devoted his career to improving the lives of Afghans has died following an attack in eastern Afghanistan that killed five other people.

Suspect Shot Dead After London Terror Attack Had Ties To Pakistan

The man suspected of stabbing two people to death in an attack in London was previously imprisoned on terrorism offenses and had allegedly planned to start a "terrorist military training" center in Pakistan, British authorities say.

Taliban Release Soldiers In Bid To Boost Trust

In a confidence-building gesture with the government, Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban movement has released 10 Afghan soldiers days after freeing two Western professors in exchange for three high-profile Taliban detainees.