US President Barack Obama, during his unannounced visit to Afghanistan, assured his counterpart Hamid Karzai of smooth transition of the country's security to Afghan forces as American troops will beg

Afghan president Hamid Karzai admitted on Monday that his chief of staff had received "bags of money" from Iran but insisted the payment was transparent and a form of aid from a friendly country.

The family and close aides of Afghan President, Mr Hamid Karzai, have been linked to over a dozen high-end villas in Dubai, raising fears that Western aid money sent to Afghanistan is being misused.

A UN panel has dropped 10 Taliban along with 35 Al Qaeda members and affiliates from its sanctions terror list after its first-ever review of blacklisted names, giving a boost to Afghan President, Mr