Afghanistan
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan
Taliban militants struck government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, including a senior…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
World
October 14, 2017
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…
US bombs dropped in Afghanistan at highest since 2010, under new Trump strategy
Middle East
October 11, 2017
US bombs dropped in Afghanistan at highest since 2010, under new Trump strategy
American warplanes in Afghanistan are dropping bombs in numbers not seen since the height of the US troop surge in…
Afghan official: 2 people killed by roadside bombs
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Afghan official: 2 people killed by roadside bombs
At least two people including a police officer were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, a provincial…
Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations
The Afghan capital Kabul braced on Saturday for further possible attacks ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shia…
Pakistan says ‘terrorists’ inside Afghanistan kill officer
Middle East
September 23, 2017
Pakistan says ‘terrorists’ inside Afghanistan kill officer
Pakistan’s army says “terrorists” across the border in Afghanistan have opened fire on a newly built border post in recently…
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
World
September 18, 2017
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed…
Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says
A suspected US drone strike killed three people in the tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border on Friday,…
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
US President Donald Trump’s plans to step up air strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan risk increasing civilian casualties and…
Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers
World
September 13, 2017
Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers
Germany deported eight Afghans with criminal records after their applications for asylum were rejected, said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.…