Afghan Civil War

Inside the shadowy world of militias luring unsuspecting Afghans to fight, or die

Some officials fear the one-key militias are a sign of things to come, something Afghans have long feared: A lawless country broken up into fiefs ruled by the Taliban and warlords

'I forget about the world': Afghan youths are increasingly finding escape in video games

Wedged between the once oppressive Taliban regime of the 1990s and the growth of the internet and social media in the 21st Century, Afghanistan’s government has long walked a thin line

Afghanistan War enters new stage as US military prepares to exit, bring down curtain on 18-year conflict

The signing of a deal Saturday in Doha, Qatar, to start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan may not immediately stop the fighting, but it will at least usher in a new era in the 18-year war

Incumbent Afghan president Ashraf Ghani named victor five months after polls; country stares at another political crisis

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday was declared the winner of Afghanistan’s presidential vote after five months of delayed results and bitter dispute. But the announcement threatened to tip the country into a full-blown political crisis on the cusp of a US peace deal with the Taliban

On surprise Afghanistan visit, Donald Trump meets US troops and claims to have reopened talks with Taliban

President Donald Trump paid an unannounced Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and declared that he had reopened peace negotiations with the Taliban less than three months after scuttling talks in hopes of ending 18 years of war

Clean up your own act: Karzai tells Afghan troops

Hamid Karzai said Afghan forces are also violating their own people's rights, making it harder for him to raise the issue when abuses are carried out by foreigners.

Afghan civilian death toll down by 12 percent : UN report

The UN mission, however, expressed concern about a spike in targeted killings and human rights abuses by armed groups.

'Osama Bin Laden's body dumped 320 km off Indian coast'

Bill Warren, a US treasure hunter claims to have identified the place in the Arabian Sea where the body of Osama was dumped by US forces after killing him at his hideout in Abbottabad in Pakistan a year ago.

Al-Qaeda had planned major attacks in Pak: CIA

The CIA, based on documents seized by US Navy SEALs during the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, has shared intelligence with Pakistan that suggests al-Qaeda planned to carry out major strikes inside Pakistan, reported Dawn.

Pakistan deports Osama Bin Laden's family to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan today deported 14 members of Osama bin Laden's family, including his three widows, to Saudi Arabia, days before the first anniversary of the death of the al-Qaeda chief.