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Islamic State militants chopped the heads off 15 of their own fighters in Afghanistan according to officials, who did provide an explanation for the mass killing.

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

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.

The Taliban killed 13 police in an attack on a checkpoint early Sunday in the northern Kunduz province.

Caitlan Coleman and her husband Joshua Boyle were abducted the Haqqani network while hiking in Afghanistan's Ghazni province in 2012.

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

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

Malala is the world's youngest Nobel peace laureate, an award she received after being shot in the head by Pakistani Taliban militants because she campaigned for girls' education.

Joshua Boyle was rescued last week, along with his wife and three children, after five years as captives of the Haqqani network.

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.

Joshua Boyle and his family from Canada were held by the Haqqani network, which is connected to the Taliban, for five years in Afghanistan.

American woman Caitlan Coleman, 31, and her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle, 34, were abducted while hiking in Afghanistan's Ghazni province in 2012.

Malala's astonishing achievements have left many wondering whether the young woman is a future world leader.

India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman conveys New Delhi's decision to visiting US Defence Secretary James Mattis.

Stadium was packed with people watching the Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan's domestic T20 tournament.

The Afghanistan terror group made the outlandish claim on their propaganda website.

This is the sixth time this year a Shiite place of worship in Afghanistan has been attacked.

Taliban warned it would turn the country into "another graveyard" for US soldiers unless troops withdraw.

Washington strategy seems to be in contrast with Trump's previous line of thought.

Officials believe the Taliban, which controls parts of Afghanistan, refines poppies into heroin and morphine.

Afghan officials say Isis and Taliban joined forces in latest attacks that claimed at least 50 lives.

Nato bombing latest in a series of attacks claimed by both Taliban and Isis terror groups.

The death toll is expected to rise as several have been badly injured.

24 dead and 42 injured in attack on bus carrying government employees.

"Refugees get a bad press as people think they want to come to Europe, but they have no choice but to leave their home"

IBTimes UK interviews refugee Laila, who now helps Afghan women in abusive relationships.

IBTimes UK interviews director and founder of London's Afghanistan and Central Asian Association.

US president has inherited America's longest conflict with no clear endpoint.

Taliban, which controlled the area, deny Isis has taken control of mountain redoubt.

President Ashraf Ghani is hosting the Kabul Process in which peace and security issues will be discussed.