Afghanistan

Judge sentences 11 Afghan police over lynching of woman in Kabul

An Afghan judge sentenced 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob ki...

May 19, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

NATO to keep some troops in Afghanistan after 2016

NATO will keep some troops in Afghanistan even after its current training mission ends around the en...

May 14, 2015 09:18 AM EDT

Afghan delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar: officials

An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban insu...

May 02, 2015 02:53 AM EDT

Ten jailed in Pakistan for involvement in attack on Malala

A Pakistani court jailed 10 men for 25 years each on Thursday for involvement in the 2012 shooting o...

Apr 30, 2015 06:55 AM EDT

Indian, Afghan leaders pledge to fight militants, build trade

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Tuesday for regional cooperation to defeat violent extremist...

Apr 28, 2015 10:57 AM EDT

United States seeks access to Philippine bases as part of Asia pivot

The United States has asked for access to Philippine military bases in eight locations to rotate tro...

Apr 25, 2015 07:15 AM EDT

U.S. strike inadvertently killed U.S., Italian hostages; Obama apologizes

A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border ina...

Apr 23, 2015 06:34 PM EDT

Ex-general, CIA chief Petraeus gets probation, $100,000 fine in leak case

Former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probati...

Apr 23, 2015 06:26 PM EDT

New law to allow Japan to supply U.S. military in South China Sea, say officials

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to expand Japan's non-combat role in armed conflicts beyond "areas...

Apr 22, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

FBI increases reward for information about 2008 Times Square bombing

Federal authorities on Wednesday announced an increased reward of $115,000 for information leading t...

Apr 15, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

Ex-U.S. war prisoner Bergdahl charged with desertion, misbehavior

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on ...

Mar 25, 2015 05:29 PM EDT

Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi'ites seek help from old enemies

Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara ...

Mar 22, 2015 05:39 AM EDT

Afghanistan gave CIA money to al Qaeda for diplomat's ransom: NYT

About $1 million provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of al ...

Mar 15, 2015 05:44 AM EDT

U.S. top court blocks suit by Syrian former Guantanamo detainee

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal filed by a Syrian former detainee at ...

Mar 09, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Sydney siege report signals tighter immigration curbs

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls on Sunday when he re...

Feb 22, 2015 03:30 AM EST

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