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Twin bombs kill 9, wound 60 in Afghan south: officials

Two car bombs exploded in a sprawling housing development in southern Afghanistan linked to the family of President Hamid Karzai, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 60.

Karzai for Indian arms, stronger military ties

As plans to reduce Western troops gather pace in Afghanistan, the war-torn country on Thursday hoped to establish enhanced defence ties with India, including the supply of lethal and non-lethal military equipment.

Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15 including six Americans

A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months.

Afghan roadside bomb kills 10 civilians: officials

A bomb killed 10 civilians including women and children in southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, in the latest violence since the Taliban launched their annual "spring offensive".

Afghan, Pakistan clash on border

Cross-border clashes flared on Monday between Afghan and Pakistani security forces for a second time in five days as Kabul and Islamabad engaged in a war of words over the porous frontier, officials said.

Bomb kills five US soldiers in Afghanistan

Five US soldiers were killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the US Armed Forces said on Saturday.

Afghan father guns down daughter over 'affair'

In front of 300 villagers, Halima's father shot her in the head, stomach and waist -- a public execution overseen by local religious leaders in Afghanistan to punish her for an alleged affair.

Afghan cargo crash kills 7 Americans

A cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan killing all seven crew members on board Monday.

Roadside explosion kills 3 British soldiers, 9 Afghans

Three British soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Britain's defence ministry said today, in the deadliest single attack on the British military there in more than a year.

US cargo plane crash in Afghanistan, kills 7

A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff today, killing all seven people aboard, the US-led military coalition said.

CIA cash behind Afghan corruption: NYT report

The CIA has been dropping suitcases, backpacks and, plastic shopping bags filled with US dollars every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan’s president for more than a decade.

French envoy delivers grim Afghan message

The French ambassador in Kabul has delivered a starkly pessimistic farewell speech questioning the achievements of more than 11 years of international intervention in Afghanistan.

Nato plane crash in Afghanistan kills four

A Nato plane crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday killing four service members, the coalition said, adding that early reports suggested the aircraft was not brought down by insurgents.

Taliban declare 'spring offensive' in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Saturday announced the start of their annual "spring offensive" against the US-backed government, vowing a nationwide series of attacks as foreign troops withdraw.

45 dead as Afghan bus hits tanker

A passenger bus in Afghanistan collided on Friday with a wrecked fuel tanker left on a road after a Taliban insurgent attack, killing at least 45 people, officials said.
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