Hamid Karzai

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

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. hands Pakistan senior militant detained in Afghanistan

The United States has handed to Pakistan three prisoners including a senior Taliban militant held in...

Dec 07, 2014 06:24 PM EST

Historic, anxious handover as Afghanistan swears in new leader

Afghanistan inaugurates its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf...

Sep 28, 2014 11:34 PM EDT

Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute

Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a de...

Sep 22, 2014 04:53 AM EDT

Afghan presidential rivals at last reach unity deal after disputed vote

The rival candidates in Afghanistan's messy election for a new president finally struck a power-shar...

Sep 20, 2014 07:30 PM EDT

Afghan court sentences seven men to death for gang rape in case that shook capital

Afghanistan handed the death penalty to seven men on Sunday for raping and robbing a group of women ...

Sep 08, 2014 12:05 AM EDT