Killings rattle Afghan voters as election campaign starts

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 20:45

Afghanistan`s presidential candidates held rallies in Kabul at start of campaign to elect Hamid Karzai`s successor, as the killing of a frontrunner`s aides highlighted the security threat to the poll.

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.

Chuck Hagel hints at US impatience with Karzai

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:48

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today hinted at growing US impatience with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for not signing an accord permitting American troops to remain in his country after the US combat mission ends in December.

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.

Afghan govt offers 2009 photo as `evidence` of 2014 airstrike

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:01

A photograph the Afghan government distributed to back up its claims about civilian casualties in a US airstrike 10 days ago was actually a 2009 photograph of a different funeral, a media investigation revealed on Sunday.

Afghan govt offers 2009 photo as `evidence` of 2014 airstrike

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:55

A photograph the Afghan government distributed to back up its claims about civilian casualties in a US airstrike 10 days ago was actually a 2009 AFP photograph of a different funeral, a media investigation revealed Sunday.

Karzai reiterates preconditions for inking security pact with US

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 15:51

Afghanistan`s President Hamid Karzai Saturday reiterated his preconditions for inking a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US, saying he will not sign unless the peace process begins and security is ensured in the country.

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.

Afghan president accuses US of killing 7 children in airstrike

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:30

President Hamid Karzai accused the United States of killing seven children and a woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan -- an incident set to further damage frayed ties between the two allies.

Afghan officials say own forces to provide election security

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:41

Afghan forces will provide security for the vast majority of polling stations in the upcoming presidential elections, an official said on 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.