Kabul News

The end of the former Soviet Union occupation of Afghanistan in 1989 led to lingering factional fighting and eventually to the U.S.-led invasion in the one of the world poorest countries on October7, 2001.With the invasion of the U.S.-led Coalition...

Taliban in Afghanistan have claimed killing more than 5000 foreign soldiers during the past year. In a statement published on the Taliban web-site "Da Jihad Ghag" or The voice of Jihad [holy war], the Taliban said they had killed 5220...

Afghanistan — The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet. Afghan vehicles, and killed 7,552 Afghan soldiers and police. Taliban's 2008 numbers would appear to be far...

Two Afghan National Army soldiers got injured in an ambush in Trinkot. Despite being trapped by Taliban, the ANA arrested on insurgent in the battle ground, ministry of defense said yesterday...According to Australian military sources, their soldier died in Taliban...

A troubling north-south security divide could affect the outcome of Afghanistan's presidential election this year, a poll official warned on Monday, with voters still to be registered in some of the most dangerous provinces. Afghan forces are struggling against a...

But the 20 000-30 000 extra US troops expected to be deployed by the summer and an increase in the number of Afghan security forces "puts us in an even better position compared to 2008," he said. Azimi said efforts under way...

A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials said. The 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 3:43 am (23:13 GMT Sunday), around 275...