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Sayed Salahuddin works from Kabul, Afghanistan. I was born 40 years ago in Kabul and since 1996 have been working with Reuters as journalist in Afghanistan covering political and general news. Sayed Salahuddin has over 57 followers on Twitter.

Afghans vote amid violence

Afghans voted in a parliamentary election on Saturday despite Taliban attacks that killed at least 10 people.

Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role

Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role

Afghanistan will limit foreign involvement in two major anti-crime units in a move likely to worry its Western backers.

WikiLeaks: Pakistan secretly backed Taliban

More Nato troops will die in Afghanistan this year, a US officer said, as a report emerged implicating Pakistan for collaborating with the insurgency.

Afghan attack kills eight CIA employees

A suicide bomber penetrated an army base in Afghanistan to kill eight US CIA employees on Wednesday, one of the spy agency’s largest death tolls.

Abdullah rules out joining new Afghan government

Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s new government, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Afghan leader Karzai vows inclusive government

Hamid Karzai vowed to form an inclusive government on Tuesday after warnings from Western supporters he would have to root out corruption.

Taliban kill six UN foreign staff in Kabul attack

Taliban militants killed six UN staff in an assault on a guesthouse in Kabul on Wednesday, raising questions about security for the November 7 run-off

Afghan poll picture darkens with run-off looming

The chances of a run-off being needed to end Afghanistan’s political crisis increased on Monday with the submission of a report on poll irregularities

Watchdog alters Afghan recount rules, member quits

Afghanistan’s election watchdog changed its fraud-tallying rules for the second time in less than a week on Monday.

Afghan Taliban say pose no threat to the West

The Afghan Taliban pose no threat to the West but will continue their fight against occupying foreign forces, they said on Wednesday, the eighth anniv

Karzai defends Afghan vote as blast kills Italian troops

Hamid Karzai said on Thursday fraud claims in last month’s elections were exaggerated, just before six Italian troops were killed in a suicide attack.

Suicide bomber attacks Kabul airport base

A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle outside a Nato military base at Kabul’s main airport on Tuesday killing at least two civilians.

Karzai, chief rival both claim victory in Afghan vote

President Hamid Karzai’s campaign and chief rival Abdullah Abdullah both claimed victory on Friday in Afghanistan’s election.

Karzai campaign declares victory in Afghan vote

Hamid Karzai’s campaign manager claimed victory on Friday in the country’s presidential election, saying there would be no need for a run-off.

Afghans vote despite sporadic violence

Millions of Afghans went to the polls on Thursday, defying Taliban threats of violence and sporadic attacks across the country to choose a president.

Afghanistan tense as voters head to the polls

Streets in Afghanistan were mainly quiet and tense early on Thursday as Afghans headed to the polls for an anxiously awaited presidential election.

Taliban gunmen killed in Kabul on eve of Afghan vote

Gunmen stormed a bank building in the Afghan capital and battled police for hours on Wednesday on the eve of a cliffhanger election.

Karzai urges West to review Afghan war strategy

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday the killing of civilians by foreign troops was a main source of instability in Afghanistan.

South African, Briton, Afghan killed in Kabul

One South African and one British employee of DHL, together with an Afghan guard, were killed in a shooting in the Afghan capital on Saturday.

Kabul book-seller wants to spur reading habit

Shah Muhammad Rais is the biggest book-seller in Afghanistan, but while business is good, he has a mission in mind: to get his countrymen reading.