Afghan officials say own forces to provide election security

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:22

Afghan forces will provide security for the vast majority of polling stations in the upcoming presidential elections, an official said Saturday, a key test for the country as NATO troops withdraw.

Killing of four-year-old boy by US troops frays Afghan ties further

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 03:43

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned US troops for killing a four-year-old boy in the southern province of Helmand, in an incident set to add fresh strain to troubled relations between Washington and Kabul.

Afghan Taliban caused helicopter crash in December: US

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:22

Officials now believe Taliban insurgents brought down a US military helicopter in December in southern Afghanistan, in an incident that was first portrayed as a crash.

Blast kills Libya courthouse guard: Officials

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 18:52

An explosion Monday at a guard post outside a Libyan courthouse in Benghazi killed one judiciary policeman and seriously wounded another, officials said.

Afghan Taliban claim attack on NATO convoy in Kabul

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:31

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a military convoy belonging to the NATO-led ISAF security force in Kabul on Saturday, striking at the heart of the capital but without causing any casualties.

Explosion hits Afghan capital, no casualties

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 23:48

The US led coalition in Afghanistan says an explosion has occurred near one of its bases in central Kabul.

NATO soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 14:16

Six Taliban suicide attackers launched an assault on a joint Afghan-NATO base in the east of Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one NATO soldier during a prolonged firefight, officials said.

ISAF soldier dies in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 17:43

A soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan lost his life to a non-battle related injury Wednesday, a statement of the alliance released here said.

Pakistan’s truck art masters fret over NATO withdrawal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 11:09

Pakistan’s truck artists, who transform ugly lorries into flamboyant moving works of art, fear boom times for their trade could be at an end as NATO winds down its mission in Afghanistan.

Taliban suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul: Officials

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:09

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a NATO military convoy in Kabul on Friday.

Tehreek-e-Insaaf supporters halt NATO supplies against drone attack

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:12

Hundreds of supporters of Imran Khan`s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party briefly halted trucks and containers carrying supplies for the NATO troops in Afghanistan, in protest against the latest drone attack, officials have said.