Afghan forces detain 22 insurgents

fghan security forces have detained 22 suspected insurgents over the past 24 hours, Defense Ministry said in a statement released on Tuesday.

U.S. House rejects pullout from Afghanistan

The House defeated the bill by a 356-65 vote, introduced by Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich. 60 liberal Democrats and 5 Republicans supported ...

Huge weapon cache discovered in Badakhshan

Security forces have discovered a huge weapon cache in Faizabad, the capital of peaceful Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan, spokesman for the ...

Blast targets security office in Pakistan's Lahore, 11 killed

A suicide bomber Monday rammed his explosive-packed vehicle into the office of a Pakistani 's investigation agency in the eastern city of Lahore and killed ...

British PM visits troops in S. Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid an unannounced visit to restive Helmand province in south Afghanistan on Saturday, a local Afghan official said....

EU foreign ministers gather in Spain

European Union (EU) foreign ministers began their half-yearly informal meeting in this southern Spanish city Friday afternoon to tackle challenges facing ...

Karzai calls on militants not to target education

My message to all those opposing education intentionally or unintentionally and prevent children from going to school is to give up this practice," Karzai ...

Pakistani forces kill 30 militants

Pakistan security forces have killed 30 militants in a tribal region, the state-run television reported on Thursday.

Taliban attack wounds German soldier in

Taliban attacked a patrol team of German troops and injured a soldier in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan, a spokesman of German Provincial Reconstruction ...

Bishkek bows to pressure, renews US lease for airbase

The US has renewed its lease on an airbase in Kyrgyzstan but it has been forced to pay more than three times the previous rate.

5 Pakistani road workers shot dead in Afghanistan

An Afghan official says five Pakistani road construction workers have been shot dead in the southern city of Kandahar.

Pakistani Taliban confirm killing of senior leader

Pakistani Taliban Tuesday confirmed the killing of wanted militant Qari Zafar in a recent United States drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region....

Taliban attack wounds 4 children in Kunar

Taliban attack in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province wounded four children, police said Tuesday.

Govt names new ambassador to Afghanistan

Britain has appointed William Patey, a former senior diplomat in Iraq, as its new ambassador in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office announced Monday.

3 civilians die in suicide car bomb

A suicide car bomber targeted NATO forces Monday outside the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing three civilians, a military official said....

NATO oil tanker blown up in NW Pakistan

Suspected militants armed with guns and rockets on Monday blew up a tanker carrying fuel through Pakistan for NATO troops based in neighboring Afghanistan,...

U.S. President Barack Obama ,starting his first visit to Russia

U.S begins Taliban offensive in southern Afghanistan