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NATO showing "restraint" in Afghanistan

NATO troops are displaying "great restraint" in Afghanistan in the face of a wave of violent unrest that left four US ...

Afghan diplomat, officials arrested for spying

Afghanistan`s spy agency said Monday that a senior foreign ministry diplomat and three other government officials had ...

Fallout from Afghan Koran burning widens

The fallout from Koran burnings at a US airbase, which triggered a week of violence, has widened as Afghan ministers ...

NATO probes food after Taliban poison claim

The Taliban claimed Monday it was behind the poisoning of coalition troops` food in eastern Afghanistan as NATO ...

Taliban say airport attack is "revenge" for Koran burnings

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Monday for an attack on the Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, ...

Suicide blast kills six at Afghan airport: Police

At least six people were killed and seven wounded Monday in a suicide car bomb attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern ...

Obama expresses "deep regret" over Koran burning

US President Barack Obama sent Afghan President Hamid Karzai a letter of apology over the burning of copies of the ...

Karzai invites Taliban leaders for direct talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday invited the Taliban leadership to direct talks with his government, while ...

Afghanistan tells troops to move families from Pakistan

Afghanistan`s defence ministry has begun ordering soldiers who have families in Pakistan to move them to Afghanistan ...

Afghan defense minister warns about US plan

The Afghan defense minister warned late Friday that a US proposal to cut the size of Afghan security forces by more ...

Taliban deny talks with Afghan government

Taliban insurgents Thursday denied that they had begun talks with the Afghan government. The Taliban "strongly ...

US missiles kill 13 in Pakistan: officials

Two US drone strikes struck Islamist militants in Pakistan`s tribal badlands on Thursday, killing at least 13 fighters ...

Taliban deny talks with Afghan government

Taliban insurgents Thursday denied that they had begun talks with the Afghan government alongside early contacts over ...

NATO admits killing Afghan children in air strike

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has ...

Top US envoy met Taliban in Qatar: Afghan official

Washington`s chief envoy to Afghanistan met Taliban leaders in Qatar as part of US efforts to bring the insurgents to ...