Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday that the United States could start holding Afghanistan’s government accountable for corruption by withholding money for...

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan. Several...

Afghanistan’s capital Kabul remained sealed for the commoners as the country’s president was to be sworn in for a second five year’s term. Kabul was...

Kabul will witness the oath taking ceremony of its future five year’s ruler today November 19, 2009. The attendance of regional leaders and guests from the western...

British forces should buy off potential Taleban recruits with “bags of gold”, according to a new army field manual published yesterday. Army commanders should also...

Insurgents fired two rockets on Monday into a market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders. The...

The Attorney General of Afghanistan Muhammad Ishaq Aloko revealed the names of Ministers and other government officials accused of widespread corruption during their...

The document calls for a “combination of carrot and stick” to encourage Taliban commanders and foot soldiers to lay down their arms and rejoin Afghan...

By Afghan standards, it’s a panic of apocalyptic proportions: A state of emergency has been declared; parents are scaring their children into wearing masks on...

First came the Brezhnev Market. Then the Bush Market. Now Afghans are beginning to call their notorious bazaar full of chow and supplies bought or stolen from the vast...

Some of the Saudi Royals. Only three nations recognized the Taliban prior to September 11th, 2001: Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Needless to say,...

As violence rises in Afghanistan, the power balance between insurgent groups has shifted, with a weakened al-Qaeda relying increasingly on the emboldened Taliban for...

The upper house of Afghan Parliament “Misharano Jirga” has condemned the ‘arrests’ of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and has said it will closely assess the...

The Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan confirmed eleven deaths due to the fast spreading Swine Flue which has forced the closure of Afghan public places and...

Recently I read an article related to US is sending 40k troops to protect from Terrorism to Pakistan and Afghanistan border. And I am sure America can not contribute...

Will it be China that finally pays the huge bills for repairing and rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq — and reaps the rewards? It’s looking that way: as the US and...

The head of the United Nations in Afghanistan threatened a complete pullout yesterday after half of his staff were evacuated following last week’s terrorist attack,...

Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against...

In a rather surprising move UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon flew all the way from New York to Kabul to congratulate the re-election of President Karzai. It was...

The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for...