Afghan ex-minister escapes assassination attempt

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:06

A former Afghan warlord who served as water and energy minister in previous administration narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the country`s western Herat province, a police spokesman said.

Five Afghan volleyball players shot dead: Officials

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 18:48

Unknown gunmen shot dead five young Afghan men playing volleyball, officials said on Friday, but Taliban insurgents responsible for much of Afghanistan`s unrest denied any involvement in the killings.

Militants kill five students in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 17:27

Militants Thursday shot dead five civilians, all students, in eastern Afghanistan`s Laghman province, provincial Governor Fazlullah Mujadadi said.

Six militants killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:58

At least six militants were killed and nine others injured in a gun battle between the Taliban and police in Afghanistan`s Saripul and Faryab provinces, officials said Thursday.

US weighs 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, or none

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 02:31

Military leaders have proposed keeping 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after NATO`s combat mission ends in December -- or else pull out all American forces, a US official said today.

Afghanistan cracks down on advertising in favour of US troops

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 16:29

Afghanistan`s government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping US troops in the country after 2014 and has already shut down a spot aired by the country`s most widely watched broadcasters.

`Talk to India over basing US troops to tackle terror groups`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:00

The US should discuss with India after its general elections the possibility of basing American military and intelligence operatives in the country to address threats posed by Pakistan-based terror groups in a post- Afghanistan context, a think-tank here has said.

US military proposal seeks shorter Afghan stay

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 11:53

US military leadership has presented the White House with a plan to keep 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan post 2014 and then start drawing the force down to nearly zero by the end of President Barack Obama`s term, according to a media report today.

Gunmen kidnap 57 de-miners in west Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 17:24

A senior Afghan official says unknown kidnappers have seized 57 civilian de-miners on their way to work in western Afghanistan.

NATO soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:48

Nine Taliban militants launched a suicide assault against a US base in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing one NATO soldier in a region where foreign troops are rapidly pulling out, officials said.

India may be next target of Taliban: MK Narayanan

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:06

India will be the next target of terror groups like Taliban operating in Afghanistan if they succeeded in capturing power in the war-ravaged country, former National Security Adviser MK Narayanan said here on Monday.

Soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack: NATO

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:59

Taliban militants killed one NATO soldier in a multiple suicide attack involving a car bomb, explosive vests and gunfire against a base in southern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO officials said.