A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing 32 people, the U.N. office said, the second large-scale attack targeting minority Shiites in Kabul in just over a month. Continue reading
Canada is promising more cash to Afghanistan – while some of its allies plan to keep troops in the country to help it deal with an escalating insurgency. Continue reading
The father of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from Lionel Messi says they are eager to travel to Spain to meet the soccer great. Continue reading
ISLAMABAD – A strong earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, rattling buildings and forcing sleeping residents out of their homes. More than 30 people were injured as houses or walls collapsed in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, said emergency rescue service spokesman Bilal Ahmed Faizi. A total of 41 people were taken to… Continue reading
There are mounting indications the U.S. military relied heavily on its Afghan allies who resented the internationally run hospital, which treated Afghan security forces and Taliban alike but says it refused to admit armed men. Continue reading
Internet giant Google has launched its Person Finder tool to help track missing people following a strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan Monday. Continue reading
The International medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday it had withdrawn from the northern Afghan city of Kunduz after a deadly airstrike. Continue reading
The family of an Afghan woman killed by a frenzied mob in an attack that shocked the world with its brutality is living in isolation and fear as they wait for justice they believe will never come. Continue reading
Qatar’s state news agency is reporting that Afghan and Taliban officials will be holding two days of “reconciliation” talks in the Gulf nation. Continue reading