Afghan Presidential Elections

NATO formally ends 13-year mission as Afghanistan loses grip on militancy

The event was arranged in secret due to the threat of Taliban strikes in the Afghan capital, which has been hit by repeated suicide bombings and gun attacks over recent years.

Rebuilding Afghanistan: How international aid has sustained a languishing economy

Afghanistan aims to raise around 30 percent of its 2014 budget internally, but it is off target and had to ask donors for an emergency bailout in September to pay salaries.

Afghanistan to sign deal allowing US soldiers to stay till end of year

The deal will allow about 10,000 American troops to stay in the country after the international combat mission ends on December 31.

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai sworn-in the as new President of Afghanistan

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in on Monday as Afghanistan's new president.

Taliban offensive kills 100 Afghans; 12 beheaded as violence spirals

This summer's fighting season has seen Taliban militants advance in several provinces, exploiting a prolonged political deadlock in Kabul over disputed presidential election results.

Afghanistan: Presidential rivals sign power-sharing deal

Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates signed a deal on Sunday to share power after months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilised the nation at a crucial time as most foreign troops prepare to leave.