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Afghans vote in parliamentary elections gripped by insecurity

Taliban militants have told people not to take part in what they consider a foreign-imposed process and warning election centres may be attacked.

Afghanistan

Taliban says leader of feared Haqqani network has died

Jalaluddin Haqqani founded the Haqqani network, one of the most powerful groups in the Afghan insurgency, in the 1970s.

Afghanistan

Multiple rockets hit Kabul diplomatic area, clashes ongoing

Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the city's old quarter.

Afghanistan

Taliban promises release of ‘hundreds of prisoners’ for Eid

Islamic insurgents in Afghanistan have promised to release “hundreds of prisoners” after President Ashraf Ghani announced a long-term ceasefire would take place from Monday.

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Afghanistan

Bad week in Kabul

Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday just hours after at least thirty people died in a suicide bombing at an educational centre in the city

Afghanistan

Afghan forces fight to drive Taliban out of Ghazni

Afghan forces fight to drive Taliban out of Ghazni

Afghanistan

Taliban kill three Czech Nato forces in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed three NATO service members on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, and Taliban militants claimed responsibility.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

Afghanistan

Taliban angry at ceasefire selfies in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents posed for photos and shared hugs with their opponents during the three-day ceasefire.

Afghanistan

Would-be assassin of Malala meets his end in Afghanistan

US drone strike kills Mullah Fazlullah, who was the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan.

Afghanistan

Afghan government welcomes Taliban ceasefire announcement

The ceasefire will run for three days over the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan

Afghanistan

Taliban announces three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan

Truce announcement comes after government said it would also halt its operations

Afghanistan

Friend or foe? Young Afghans talk Taliban, US, war, and the future

What do young Afghans think about their country?

Afghanistan

Forget drugs and booze, young Afghans risk their parents' wrath — by going to the gym

In conservative Afghan society, women are secondary to men, and female participation in sport — including at female-only fitness clubs — is frowned upon.

Afghanistan

Many killed in Afghan blast

Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a blast at an Afghan mosque as people gathered after afternoon prayers.

Pakistan

Malala returns to Britain after visiting homeland

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan for London after a four-day whirlwind visit back to her homeland — her first since militants nearly killed her in 2012 over her blog advocating girls' education.

Pakistan

Malala returns home for first time since she was shot by Taliban in 2012

Youngest-ever Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has returned home to the Swat Valley in Pakistan for first time since she was shot there by the Taliban in 2012.

Pakistan

Nobel winner Malala visits Pakistan home region where she was shot

Malala Yousafzai has visited her home town in Pakistan’s Swat Valley for the first time since being shot by the Taliban in 2012.

World News

Taliban factions interested in pursuing peace talks, says Mattis

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says sections of Taliban are open to talks with Afghan government during inpromptu trip to the country.

Afghanistan

Hope for peace in Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group