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Nato sends warning as Taliban truck bombs rock Afganistan
A Taliban attack has killed 18 people and wounded around 150 in Afghanistan, while Nato has warned that accords over Afghan troops have to be signed.
Deadly Afghan election marred by fraud complaints
Election officials in Afghanistan are sifting through scores of fraud complaints after insurgents killed at least 50 people on polling day.
Afghan polls open in run-off presidential election
Afghans have lined up to vote in a second-round presidential election despite Taliban threats as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year war.
Afghan voters brave Taliban, weather to cast ballots
Despite cold weather and the Taliban rejecting Afghanistan’s election as a foreign plot, voters turned out in large numbers to choose a new president.
Afghanistan pledges to release 88 prisoners, despite US concern
Afghanistan says it will follow through with its plan to release 88 prisoners the US considers dangerous – further souring relations between the two.
Karzai suspends US talks
The Afghan president made the announcement after the US said it would meet the Taliban
Divisive women’s law overlooked by Afghan Parliament
Afghanistan’s Parliament failed to pass a law banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women’s rights in the country.
Rogue US soldier kills women, children in Afghan rampage
Sixteen Afghans, including women and children, have been killed by a rogue US soldier who walked off his base and opened fire on them in their homes.
Pakistan sets Afghan peace rules
Without a clear action plan, Pakistan will not support the United States-driven reconciliation plans for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan ‘would side with Pakistan in war with US’
Days after a visit to Kabul visit by Hillary Clinton, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, says he would side with Pakistan in the event of war with the US.
Afghan election body clears the table
Afghanistan’s election body has cleared the table by throwing nine lawmakers out of Parliament in a bid to settle a year of disputes over elections.
Turban bomb kills mayor of Afghanistan’s Kandahar
A suicide bomber killed the mayor of Afghanistan’s Kandahar city on Wednesday, two weeks after the assassination of President Hamid Karzai’s brother.
New concerns over Afghan stability
The assassination of a close ally and mentor of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai after the killing of his powerful half-brother has raised questions
Fresh Afghan killings mar quiet transition
Gunmen killed an adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a gunbattle in Kabul on Sunday, officials said.