Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday held talks on jointly fighting terrorism and extremism and ways to address regional issues related to peace and security.

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

A Taliban operative wearing an Afghan police uniform infiltrated the base Tuesday night and detonated his explosive vest next to a group of soldiers who were warming their hands beside a fire, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press by phone.

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

Security forces have discovered a huge weapon cache in Faizabad, the capital of peaceful Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan, spokesman for the provincial administration Abdul Marouf Rasikh said Tuesday.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday and is expected to officially ask Pakistan for its assistance in the talks with Taliban, political analysts here said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Afghanistan to check on the progress of the war, says the Marjah offensive is encouraging, but stopped short of saying that the war is at a turning point.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan early Monday as coalition forces continue to restore order in the town of Marjah, the first major test of the U.S. and NATO counterinsurgency strategy since President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 new American troops to blunt the Taliban's ...

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 at least 11 and injured some 60, police said.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Sunday, which was re-taken in a February US-led offensive. Karzai asked wary residents to back his government in return for security and reconstruction projects.

The Afghan government and its Western partners are hoping a massive military assault on a southern Taliban stronghold will leave behind past mistakes and bring the war to an end.

Manchester United FC went top after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers FC courtesy of Paul Scholes' 100th Premier League goal and Arsenal FC defeated Burnley FC 3-1.

A goal from Rafael van der Vaart two minutes into added time earned Real Madrid CF a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sevilla FC which lifted Los Merengues above FC Barcelona at the Liga summit.

There was nothing to separate AS Roma and AC Milan as the pair drew 0-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, although there were goals in Florence, where Juventus defeated ACF Fiorentina 2-1.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised British troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively during an unannounced visit Saturday to southern Afghanistan.

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

My message to all those opposing education intentionally or unintentionally and prevent children from going to school is to give up this practice," Karzai said in his opening remarks to inaugurate new educational year.

new directive from NATO's top commander in Afghanistan orders coalition forces to avoid night raids when possible, but to bring Afghan troops with them if they must enter homes after dark.

Taliban attacked a patrol team of German troops and injured a soldier in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan, a spokesman of German Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) said Saturday.

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