Afghan presidential candidate`s aides shot dead

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 02:57

Gunmen shot dead two aides of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, officials said, highlighting the security threat surrounding the April poll.

Pakistani Taliban begin to review Sharif`s offer

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:55

Pakistani Taliban went into a marathon session Friday to review the dialogue offer by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a Taliban leader said.

Pakistan, Afghanistan spar over peace process

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:30

Stung by a top Afghan official`s remarks blaming Pakistan as the main "obstacle" in the peace process with the Taliban, Islamabad on Friday described them as "removed from reality".

Taliban attack checkpoints, one Afghan police killed

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:02

An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked three police checkpoints overnight in the southern province of Helmand. The police repelled the attacks but lost one officer.

10 militants killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 03:31

At least 10 militants were killed and 20 injured during a military operation by Afghan security forces in the country`s Helmand province, authorities said.

Pakistan not concerned over India`s role in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 19:06

Pakistan has no concerns over India`s role in neighbouring Afghanistan, the country`s foreign ministry said Thursday.

Blast injures 3 Danes in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:19

Three Danish soldiers have been injured in Afghanistan`s southern Helmand province when their car was hit by an improvised explosive device placed in another vehicle.

Prominent Afghan cleric shot dead in Quetta

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 16:48

An Afghan cleric, who was reportedly playing a key role in initiating negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan President Hamid Karzai`s government, has been shot dead in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan.

Four killed in Afghanistan bomb attacks

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 13:35

Two policemen and two attackers were killed in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan Thursday, sources said.

US wants Afghanistan to sign security deal in `coming weeks`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 08:08

The United States wants the bilateral security agreement with the Afghan Government to be signed in matter of weeks if US troops are to remain in the country after 2014, the White House has said.

Afghan leader strikes friendlier tone toward US

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 01:55

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has welcomed President Barack Obama`s State of the Union remarks on his country, striking a friendlier note after weeks of anti-American rhetoric.

US will leave a small force in Afghanistan post-2014: Obama

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:12

The US may station a small force post-2014 in Afghanistan where America`s longest war will be over by the end of this year, President Barack Obama said today.