Afghanistan's former president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, tasked with leading peace efforts in the war-torn country was assassinated on Tuesday in a suicide attack at his Kabul home, two close political al

A strategic tilt in a positive direction, with a viable regional impact, is likely in Indo-Afghan ties if India wins the bid to commence iron ore mining operations in Afghanistan, well-placed sources

A strategic tilt in a positive direction, with a viable regional impact, is likely in Indo-Afghan ties if India wins the bid to commence iron ore mining operations in Afghanistan, well-placed sources

Knowledgeable sources here believe India has a strong case for the Haji Gak bid. If it wins the deal, Sail proposes an integrated steel plant with coal from Darai Suf, which is not too distant.

The top commander for NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan says the Kabul attack has left 27 dead — including Afghan police, civilians and insurgents.

The 20-hour assault in the heart of the Afghan ca

Taliban gunmen with suicide bombs and heavy weaponry launched coordinated attacks in Kabul on Tuesday, targeting Nato headquarters and the US embassy, killing at least six people. The attacks dealt a humiliating blow to the Afghan

Officials raised the death toll in a 19-hour siege in Kabul to 14 on Wednesday as the Afghan government announced the violence had come to an end with the killing of two insurgents.

The attacks start

The Taliban launched an attack on the centre of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, hitting Nato's coalition force headquarters next to the US embassy in Kabul.

Taliban gunmen with suicide bombs and heavy weaponry on Tuesday launched coordinated attacks in Kabul targeting NATO's headquarters and the US embassy, killing at least six people.

Around five hours

The post-9/11 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and its allies "will remain a permanent stigma on the face of western democracy", the Taliban said on Saturday.