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Three Afghan youths killed in Taliban attack

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 06:50

Three Afghan youths were killed while playing football and four injured when a rocket fired by the Taliban landed in the country`s Kandahar province Saturday.

Key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 17:57

A key Taliban commander named Zaid was killed in Afghanistan`s Helmand province - a former Taliban stronghold, an official said Wednesday.

Two killed in motorbike bomb explosion in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 15:33

Two people were killed and six others injured when a motorbike bomb went off in Spinboldak in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar Tuesday, police said.

Beheaded bodies identified as policemen: Official

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 13:30

A government official says six beheaded bodies found in southern Afghanistan have been identified as policemen, not labourers.

17 militants killed in Afghanistan, 10 surrender

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 23:53

Seventeen Taliban militants have been killed while 10 others have surrendered in two days of counter-insurgency operations in conflict-ridden Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

Advani knew about my going to Kandahar with terrorists: Jaswant

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:04

Contradicting LK Advani, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has said the then Home Minister was aware of the controversial decision about his travelling to Kandahar along with three terrorists released.

Afghan `lovers` found beheaded

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:25

A young couple in conservative southern Afghanistan have been found beheaded, apparently killed for having a love affair outside of marriage, officials said on Wednesday.

Afghan election body disqualifies 16 presidential candidates

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 22:02

Afghan officials on Tuesday disqualified more than half of the candidates who registered for the 2014 presidential election, marking a chaotic opening stage in the country`s first democratic transfer of power.

Top Afghan policewoman dies after gun attack

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 08:45

The top female police officer in Afghanistan`s restive south died on Monday, officials said, a day after she was shot by gunmen in an attack that followed the recent killing of her predecessor.

Three die in Kandahar suicide bombing

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 13:27

At least three civilians were killed Saturday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan`s Kandahar city, said an army official.

17 villagers, NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 20:50

An Afghan soldier opened fire on NATO troops at the Kandahar airfield, wounding three soldiers, Afghan officials said.

Manish Tewari hits back at Modi, says he is tom-tomming `myths`

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 20:06

Accusing Narendra Modi of politicising the Uttarakhand tragedy, Manish Tewari said that after making a "tourist detour" via the deluge-hit state, some people were tom-tomming "myths" that they had rescued thousands of people.