Afghanistan

The Islamic State group is recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of foreign forces in country has said, but they…

The Afghan government has enlisted hundreds of militia fighters controlled by local commanders to battle Taliban militants near the northern…

An Afghan court on Tuesday sentenced 11 policemen to one year in prison for failing to protect a woman who…

Russia has deployed hundreds of troops for drills in Central Asia with its ex-Soviet allies in a show of force…

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a popular guesthouse in Kabul that officials said killed…

Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests…

Dozens of Taliban fighters attacked local government buildings in a district of northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday and may have captured…

An Afghan judge sentenced four men to death on Wednesday for the mob killing of 27-year-old woman accused of burning…

Taliban representatives met with Afghan political figures for a second day on Sunday, but it was unclear if the dialogue…

Dozens of Afghan men including several policemen faced trial on Saturday over the mob killing in Kabul of a 27-year-old…