Afghan police backed by Nato air strikes killed 14 Taliban insurgents after the militants attacked a small town in eastern Afghanistan.

Nearly 70 Taliban militants were killed in an ambush by United States-led forces and Afghan soldiers in eastern Afghanistan, a military commander said on Saturday. The rebels…

Tribal elders in southeastern Afghanistan have threatened to torch the houses of people found growing opium and make them pay a hefty fine in a bid to stamp out the burgeoning…