Afghanistan

"It's easy to find ourselves feeling powerless, but we can put our values into action — together."

Tanya Diente Aug 18, 2021

Prince Harry had received an Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan by his aunt Princess Anne for his time in the war-zone.

Amanda Aug 17, 2021

The Taliban threatens to attack US Troops in Afghanistan after Trump ended peace talks.

Agrima Tikader Sep 13, 2019

Taliban warns Washington of more harm due to Trump's cancellation of peace talks.

Agrima Tikader Sep 09, 2019

Bomb attacks injure more than 60 people in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on country's 100th Independence Day.

Agrima Tikader Aug 19, 2019

A Czech man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after murdering his Scottish girlfriend in Lapland, Finland.

Roger Baird Feb 16, 2018

The number of air strikes conducted by international and Afghan air forces "increased significantly" in 2017, the UN says, killing 295 civilians and injuring 336.

David Brennan Feb 15, 2018

Afghan Taliban issues a rare open letter addressing Americans and "peace-loving Congressmen" to urge the White House in holding dialogue.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 15, 2018

America's long-serving B-52 set a record for the number of guided bombs dropped from the plane in a series of strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan

Roger Baird Feb 08, 2018

Billions set to be spent in 2018 to help train local forces as well as sending in more US troops.

Jordan Bhatt Feb 07, 2018

Nato is considering a renewed commitment to a long-term training mission in Iraq as the US puts pressure on its European allies to help hold the country against Isis militants.

David Brennan Feb 07, 2018

The Iranian leader alleged creating instability in war-torn Afghanistan through the Isis is necessary to justify Washington's security presence.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 30, 2018

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes close on the heels of a deadly suicide bombing.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 29, 2018

A heat map of fitness tracker activity has revealed sensitive and potentially dangerous information about US soldiers around the world.

Nicole Rojas Jan 29, 2018

Taliban kill at least 95 with suicide bomb in ambulance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, a week after militants attacked Intercontinental Hotel and took guests hostage.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 27, 2018

Afghan troops dropped onto a hotel roof rescue hostages from a terror attack, while other guests used bed sheets to scale down walls from windows.

James Hetherington Jan 21, 2018

Four gunmen stormed a hotel in Kabul taking several hostages. An Afghanistan security official said one of the attackers has been killed.

Priya Joshi Jan 20, 2018

US Central Command expresses "serious concern" at clip posted onto YouTube of weapon being fired into driver's window.

Ewan Palmer Jan 11, 2018

Suicide bomber detonates himself in a crowded place in Afghan capital, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 05, 2018

In a separate incident, a bomb went off in the same Nagarhar province killing as many as 18 people.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 01, 2018

At least 40 people are killed and scores of others left injured when the explosion occured in the western area of Kabul.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 28, 2017

American-Canadian family was released in October, following joint operations by US and Pakistan officials.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 21, 2017

Hamza bin Laden, spokesperson for terror group Al-Qaeda, issued statement days after the CIA released files recovered during a raid at bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in 2011.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 09, 2017

Afghan refugee Hussein Khavari raped and drowned Maria Ladenburger, 19, in Freiberg in October 2016. Police found a tooth in his home which showed that Khavari is 25.

William Watkinson Nov 07, 2017

Rabia Nasimi fled Afghanistan, along with her family, when she was five. In the UK, her new home, she was able to thrive and fight her way to Cambridge.

Rabia Nasimi Nov 01, 2017

Underage suicide bomber suspected to have carried out the explosion inside Kabul's Green Zone, which houses several diplomatic missions and state buildings.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 01, 2017

The attacks come just two days after Taliban gunmen stormed a police training centre in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 74 people.

Isabelle Gerretsen Oct 19, 2017

Taliban threats, extreme poverty and child marriage prevent many girls in Afghanistan from getting a proper education.

Isabelle Gerretsen Oct 17, 2017

Russia funds the Taliban in Afghanistan by $2.5m a month through laundered fuel sales, according to the Times who spoke to a treasurer with the group.

Brendan Cole Oct 16, 2017

Brexit could "overwhelmingly impair the quality of British nationality" according to top index.

Isabelle Gerretsen Sep 13, 2017