A big explosion was heard in central Kabul early on Saturday, a Nato spokeswoman said, on the day that Afghanistan is set to go to the polls to elect a new parliament.

There was no immediate informa

Taliban militants attacked two bases of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in eastern Afghanistan in predawn raids on Saturday.

Militants attacked the bases in Khost province with ind

The first Nato cargo aircraft carrying relief goods for survivors of the devastating floods in Pakistan on Monday arrived at the military Chaklala Airbase. In response to a request by the Government o

A NATO soldier was killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the military said, adding to a toll of victims of explosives laid by insurgents which is rising almost daily.

A Nato soldier was killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the military said, adding to a toll of victims of explosives laid by insurgents which is rising almost daily.

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