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.

Roadside blast kills three policemen in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 15:46

A roadside bomb struck a police van in Afghanistan`s southern Ghazni province Saturday, killing three policemen and wounding two others, a local police official said.

Karzai`s lecture in Indian Parliament cancelled

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:27

Afghan President Hamid Karzai`s Hiren Mukherjee Memorial Lecture in Parliament has been cancelled apprehending low attendance by MPs, said sources Thursday.

Afghan police rescue woman from Taliban stoning

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 23:13

Police in a remote northern Afghan village rescued a woman from being stoned to death after she was condemned by the Taliban for allegedly cheating on her husband, officials said on Tuesday.

Draft of Chabahar transit agreement ready: Afghan envoy

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 22:10

The draft of Chabahar trilateral transit agreement involving India, Iran and Afghanistan is ready and is expected to be finalised soon, the Afghan envoy said on Monday.

40 days in chains: Afghan shrine offers `cure` for evil spirits

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:27

All it took to land Din Muhammed in a cell at an Afghan shrine, chained up and living on bread for 40 days, was an argument with his father.

US deal with Afghanistan crucial: NATO chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 10:19

NATO`s secretary-general says the alliance won`t be able to deploy its non-combat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to a bilateral security agreement with the United States.

Expedite probe into Afghan war crimes: Human Rights Watch

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:36

ICC said it would examine whether the government was taking sufficient action to investigate and prosecute these crimes.

Expedite probe into Afghan war crimes: Human Rights Watch

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:36

ICC said it would examine whether the government was taking sufficient action to investigate and prosecute these crimes.

US drone strike kills two in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 12:05

A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed at least two suspected insurgents in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, officials said.

Karzai`s November surprise: Smart political move or bad gamble

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 12:55

Afghan President Hamid Karzai`s refusal to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States just yet while attaching new conditions is a risky gamble. It rests on the belief that the Americans will not walk away.