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Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees

Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, liftin...

Dec 13, 2014 09:11 PM EST

U.S., Pakistan increase cooperation in faint hope of Afghan peace

Recent battlefield successes point to renewed willingness by the United States to work with Pakistan...

Dec 10, 2014 07:51 AM 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

Kabul police chief quits after attack that group says killed three staff

The police chief of Afghanistan's capital quit on Sunday, his spokesman said, following a third dead...

Dec 01, 2014 03:59 AM EST

Obama approves fresh guidelines for U.S. military in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has approved plans giving U.S. military commanders broader authority in helpi...

Nov 22, 2014 09:54 PM EST

Russian charged in Afghan attack pleads not guilty in U.S. court

A former Russian army officer pleaded not guilty on Friday to terrorism charges for a 2009 attack on...

Nov 08, 2014 09:09 PM EST

Britain ends combat role in Afghanistan, last U.S. Marines hand over base

British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines hande...

Oct 27, 2014 01:46 AM EDT

Scion of Pakistan's Bhutto dynasty throws down gauntlet to PM

The scion of Pakistan's leading political dynasty, emerging from the shadow of his mother and former...

Oct 23, 2014 12:02 AM EDT

Pakistani teen, Indian activist win Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating ...

Oct 11, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive

Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's h...

Oct 05, 2014 01:13 AM EDT

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

Islamic State drags Obama back into Mideast quagmire

American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syr...

Sep 25, 2014 10:13 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

Former U.S. Afghanistan commander to lead effort against Islamic State

President Barack Obama has chosen retired Marine Corps General John Allen, who served as the top U.S...

Sep 13, 2014 09:23 PM EDT

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