Taliban militants attack Afghan capital
Taliban militants struck in the heart of the Afghan capital Monday, launching suicide attacks on key government targets in a clear sign the insurgents plan to escalate their fight as the U.S. and its...
View ArticleU.S. troops kill Afghan cleric
U.S. soldiers shot and killed an Afghan cleric as he drove Thursday with his young son near an American base on the eastern edge of Kabul, underscoring the dangers facing civilians despite NATO efforts...
View ArticleAfghan plane crashes, 1 American on board
The U.S. State Department says one American was on a passenger plane that crashed in northern Afghanistan with 44 people on board.A State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomb hits NATO convoy, kills 18
A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing six troops, five of them American, officials said. Twelve Afghan civilians also died -- many of them on a public...
View ArticleAfghan mineral wealth estimated at $3 trillion
Afghanistan is gearing up to award contracts to mine one the world's largest iron ore deposits buried in a peaceful province of the nation that has at least $3 trillion in untapped minerals, the...
View ArticleU.S. ambassador to Afghanistan calls for unity
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan pledged Thursday to move forward in a unified mission with Gen. David Petraeus after the ouster of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in the war.President...
View Article2nd US sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan
A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.The...
View ArticlePlanned Quran burning sparks Pakistan protests
An Afghan cleric threatened Thursday that U.S. troops in the country's north would face large protests if a small American church burns copies of the Muslim holy book as planned on the anniversary of...
View ArticleNine dead in Afghan protests over Quran burning
Anger over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a Florida church fueled a second day of deadly violence half a world away in Afghanistan, where demonstrators set cars and shops ablaze Saturday in a...
View ArticleTaliban attack U.S. Embassy, other Kabul buildings
Taliban insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in the heart of the capital Tuesday while suicide...
View ArticleU.S. ambassador: Haqqani group behind Kabul attack
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan on Wednesday blamed the Pakistani-based Haqqani network for the coordinated attack against the American Embassy and NATO headquarters in the heart of Kabul.Ryan...
View ArticleAfghan police officer kills 2 U.S. troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police officer opened fire on U.S. and Afghan forces inside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a firefight that killed two U.S. troops and two...
View ArticleAt least 12 killed in Kabul car bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and...
View ArticleKarzai suspends peace talks with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent...
View ArticleUS tries to salvage talks with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace...
View ArticleTaliban militants attack Afghan capital
Explosions and heavy machine-gun fire rattle Kabul for hours; 5 killed
View ArticleAfghan plane crashes, 1 American on board
Pamir Airlines flight carrying 44 passengers goes down north of Kabul in poor weather
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomb hits NATO convoy, kills 18
In deadliest attack since September, explosion wrecks 20 vehicles, kills 12 civilians and 6 troops
View ArticlePlanned Quran burning sparks Pakistan protests
Some fear a backlash against Christians in predominantly Muslim countries
View ArticleNine dead in Afghan protests over Quran burning
Desecration at Florida church ignites two days of violent protests halfway across the world
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