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.

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.

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.

Taliban rule north of Kabul despite military efforts

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:09

A scandal over civilian deaths in a recent US air strike is a stark reminder of how the Afghan war is raging just a short drive from Kabul, with a NATO-Afghan offensive failing to recapture districts under Taliban control.

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.

Police face security breach probe after Kabul attack

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 01:05

Afghan officials vowed on Sunday to investigate how three suicide attackers penetrated one of the most secure districts of Kabul, as about 100 protesters rallied at the restaurant where 21 people were killed.

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 15:23

Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul Friday, which killed 21 people.

Put down arms, begin peace talks: US to Taliban

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 09:13

The US has asked Taliban to put down arms and begin peace talks as it condemned the suicide attack on a popular Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including several foreign nationals.

IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 03:02

A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital on Friday evening killing up to 21 people including four United Nations staff and the IMF`s top representative in Afghanistan.

Ban condemns attack on Afghan restaurant

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 13:29

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a restaurant in Afghanistan which killed 21 people, including four UN staff.