Ashraf Ghani

Lawmakers demand president resigns as Afghan battle rages

Afghan lawmakers called on President Ashraf Ghani to resign on Wednesday over his government's "sham...

Sep 30, 2015 04:16 AM EDT

Afghan Taliban seize Kunduz city center in landmark gain

Taliban fighters on Monday battled their way into the center of Kunduz, a city in northern Afghanist...

Sep 29, 2015 03:53 AM EDT

Afghan Taliban storm jail, release hundreds of prisoners: police

Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni early on Monday, killing po...

Sep 14, 2015 01:20 AM EDT

Coming home to war: Afghan refugees return reluctantly from Pakistan

Rahim Khan's return to Afghanistan 28 years after fleeing to Pakistan was not the homecoming he had ...

Sep 06, 2015 08:22 AM EDT

Attacks on army, police and U.S. special forces kill 50 in Kabul

A wave of attacks on the Afghan army and police and U.S. special forces in Kabul have killed at leas...

Aug 09, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

Taliban claim attack on Afghan guesthouse that killed 14

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a popular guesthouse in Kabul...

May 14, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

Taliban, Afghan negotiators unable to agree ceasefire

Taliban representatives met with Afghan political figures for a second day in Qatar on Sunday, and o...

May 04, 2015 07:48 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

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

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

New U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan seeking 'lasting' success

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday on his first trip since tak...

Feb 21, 2015 12:25 AM EST

Afghan cabinet nominee wanted by Interpol for tax evasion

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister in the new cabinet is on an Interpo...

Jan 17, 2015 09:15 PM EST

U.S. stands by plan to pull troops from Afghanistan

The United States on Monday stood by plans to halve the number of its troops in Afghanistan this yea...

Jan 05, 2015 08:58 PM EST

As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression

No one ever claimed responsibility after a suicide bomber rammed into the vehicle of celebrated fema...

Dec 31, 2014 01:52 AM EST

U.S. sends four Guantanamo prisoners home to Afghanistan

Four Afghans held for over a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been s...

Dec 21, 2014 03:28 AM EST

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