'US could have accepted Taliban rule and avoided Afghan war'
Houston: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that the US could have avoided the nine-year long war in Afghanistan, had it recognised the then Taliban regime there.
"I always pr
Three blasts rock UN office in Afghanistan
A UN office in Afghanistan's Herat city was hit by three blasts on Saturday when a group of militants stormed the premises, a media report said.
US wants to know more about Pakistan's nuclear deal with China
Islamabad: The US has asked Pakistan to provide more information about a civilian nuclear arrangement it has concluded with China, America's Special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrook
Bomb attack kills Afghan district governor
A Taliban-style bomb attack killed a district governor in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, police officials said.
Afghanistan: Troops chasing Taliban from Kandahar
A military offensive in southern Afghanistan is chasing the Taliban out of their stronghold in Kandahar province, the Afghan President's half brother said.
Two Indians die in Afghanistan terror attack
Islamabad, Oct. 11: Two Indians were killed in a missile attack launched by the Taliban on an Indian NGO's office in Afghanistan's Kunar province, a media report said Monday.
Qari Omar Haqqani, a spo
Taliban destroy over 50 NATO vehicles in Pakistan
Islamabad: More than 50 oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed in two separate Taliban attacks in Pakistan, a media report said.
Twenty-five tankers were destroyed af
20 militants killed in Afghanistan
Twenty Taliban militants, including two rebel commanders, were killed in fighting with security forces in Afghanistan, Xinhua reported on Thursday.
Stuck in Afghanistan, Pentagon crawls before Pak Army
Washington: The powerful Pentagon has been crawling before the Pakistan Army in its effort to reopen a crucial supply route, considered to be the lifeline of its thousands of troops in Afghanistan, wh
Drone attacks in Pakistan 'linked' to Europe terror plot
London: US drone attacks have been stepped up in Pakistan to disrupt a suspected Al Qaeda plot to attack European targets, a media report said on Wednesday.
The drone attacks include one on Monday w