Obama to set course for drawing down Afghan war
President Barack Obama will set the course for drawing down the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, when he is expected to announce plans to bring roughly 10,000 American troops home in less than a
Seven die in Afghan suicide bomb attack
Two policemen were among seven people killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan's northeastern Kapisa province, Xinhua reported.
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden
Pak establishes contacts with Mullah Omar
The US has established contacts with Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar to negotiate an end to the conflict in Afghanistan, a media report on Tuesday said.
Blasts kill 20 in Afghan flashpoints: officials
A series of bombs and explosions killed 20 people in Afghanistan's southern and eastern flashpoints on Saturday, among them at least eight children and four women, government officials said.
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16 killed in two blasts in South Afghanistan
At least 16 people were killed in two separate bomb blasts in Afghanistan on Saturday, Xinhua reported quoting officials.
Afghan police commander killed in suicide attack
The commander of a provincial Afghan police rapid reaction force was killed on Saturday in a suicide attack that also claimed another officer's life and wounded 23 people, police said.
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Obama ‘sorry’ for civilian casualties in Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and expressed his “sorrow” over recent civilian deaths in Nato air strikes in the war-torn country.
Ties with Afghanistan not aimed at any other country: India
India on Friday said its “unique” friendship with Afghanistan is not aimed against any other country, an obvious reference to Pakistan which has been voicing concern over New Delhi’s involvement in rebuilding the war-torn nation.
Karzai tells Nato to stop bombing homes
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday Nato air strikes on common people's homes in pursuit of the Taliban would no longer be allowed in the country.
NATO air strike kills 14 civilians: Afghan officials
At least 14 civilians were killed and six wounded in a NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan, the local authorities said on Sunday.
US Marines in Nawzad district of Helmand province called in air s