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Afghanistan wants early security handover: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that the U.S. and the Afghan governments should work together for an ...

13 women and children killed in Afghan bomb

A Taliban roadside bomb tore through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing nine children and ...

Panetta acknowledges troubling events in afghanistan

The US defense chief held talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, acknowledging that a series of "deeply troubling" ...

More illegal immigrants arrested in Sukabumi

Police in Sukabumi, West Java, have arrested some more illegal immigrants seeking to cross over to Australia, bringing ...

NATO chief expresses shock at US soldier`s shooting spree

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed shock and sadness at the shooting spree by a rogue US soldier in ...

Obama expresses shock over Afghan shooting

US President Barack Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday "to express his shock and sadness" over a ...

U.S. hails deal with Afghanistan over handover of detention center

The U.S. State Department on Friday hailed a deal signed by the Afghan government and U.S. forces on the handover of a ...

Six British soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Six British soldiers were killed when a massive explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said ...

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, ...

NATO hopes Putin election leads to stronger cooperation

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed hopes Monday that Vladimir Putin`s election will lead to enhanced ...

Attack on US military base kills 2: Afghan official

Two civilians were killed Monday in a suicide attack at a gate to the US military base at Bagram north of the Afghan ...

Local Taliban leader captured in n.Afghanistan operation: ISAF

A local Taliban leader was captured Saturday during a joint Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops operation in ...

Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy, 7 wounded: official

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan`s southern province of Kandahar Friday, ...

UN calls on Koran burners to be punished

The United Nations said Thursday the perpetrators of the Koran burning in Afghanistan should be punished, but insisted ...

US warns against military action toward Iran

The White House warned Wednesday that any military action against Iran would create "greater instability" that could ...