Australian police join probes into alleged Afghanistan war crimes
AFP | Australian police have opened an investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by Australian military personnel in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. A spokesman for...
US soldier killed in Afghanistan: NATO
AFP | A US soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, taking the number of American service personnel to die in the war-torn...
‘Well-founded’ hopes for Afghanistan peace: UN
AFP | Hopes for peace in Afghanistan are better than they have been in many years, despite a grave humanitarian crisis and persistent violence, a...
At least nine Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack on mosque
AFP | A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a packed mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing at least nine soldiers,...
Deadliest insurgent attacks in Afghanistan
AFP | A suicide attack that claimed the lives of at least 50 people at a religious event marking the Prophet Mohammad's birthday in Kabul...
Will Afghan war end before US midterm elections?
AFP | US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Sunday he hoped the Taliban and Afghan government would strike a peace deal within five months -- even...
Taliban confirms talks with US officials on Afghan conflict
AFP | The Taliban held talks with US officials in Qatar on ending the Afghan conflict last week, the militants confirmed Monday, but said no...
US-Taliban dialogue: finally a positive sign for regional peace
News Analysis | U.S special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad held talks with the Taliban representatives in Qatar which the State Department, yet another time, refused to...
Thousands of Afghans flee fighting in Hazara districts
AFP | Thousands of Afghans have fled to Ghazni city to escape fighting in two Hazara-dominated districts, with some describing the violence Tuesday as the...
Water war between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
News Analysis | Overshadowed by the precarious state of the security situation in both the countries, culminated over years of distrust and divergent objectives, the...
Afghanistan: A failed state?
News Desk | A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan´s biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in...
India and the Afghan transitions – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | Political transition has been a recurring feature of Afghanistan’s modern history. Once in every 10-20 years, transitions appeared – the coup...