U.S. downplays "failed" Taliban siege as 100 Afghan forces killed
Just 75 miles from capital, Ghazni has been under assault for 4 days, but U.S. says remaining militants "do not pose a threat to its collapse"
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Just 75 miles from capital, Ghazni has been under assault for 4 days, but U.S. says remaining militants "do not pose a threat to its collapse"
Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former Uzbek warlord, and his entourage were unharmed
Devastating explosion came as previously unthinkable scenes of unarmed Taliban fighters celebrating Eid, often alongside Afghan security forces, played out
Senior Afghan clerics had just issued "fatwa" forbidding suicide bombing under Islamic law when attacker struck
In 16 years, the Afghan War has cost 2,400 American lives and $1 trillion. But with the country's capital under siege, the end still seems far away
Interior Ministry comes under attack in Kabul as Islamic extremists wage increasingly bloody battle in Afghan capital city
Afghan officials give varying accounts amid chaos, but Interior Ministry says at least 6 troops among the dead
ISIS affiliate claims deadly blasts in Afghanistan's capital city, including one that appeared to target the media
More than 100 others were wounded, said officials, and "the tolls could still rise"
The Persian new year is known in Afghanistan as Nauruz; dozens killed by ISIS bomber on road to Shiite shrine to celebrate
On unannounced visit to Kabul, U.S. defense chief says after 16 years of war, some militants "tired of fighting" and might be reasoned with
At least 15 injured in explosion in Afghan capital, which witnesses say was a suicide car bomb
"It is shocking there are so many," rights worker says of statements on alleged atrocities collected by International Criminal Court
Taliban urges Americans to press their government to withdraw from Afghanistan, reminding them that the Afghan war is the longest conflict in which they have been embroiled
Military says dozens of guided bombs wielded in "direct effort to destroy insurgent revenue sources, training facilities, and support networks"
Temblor with 6.1 magnitude jolted Afghanistan, too, and was felt as far away as India's capital city
As extremist group blows up civilians by the dozens, leader tells his followers he won't "sell out" for sake of peace
An ambulance was used in an attack in Kabul Saturday, and experts say the resale of emergency vehicles is handing terrorists a lethal weapon
Afghan officials say 2 militants blew themselves up in latest violence by Islamic extremists to hit capital city Kabul
The bombing came a week after Taliban militants killed 22 at an international hotel in the city
"It was a large explosion that did not escape the attention of any of our people in Kabul," CENTCOM public affairs director said
Afghan officials say gunmen stormed charity's office in Nangahar province, killing guards and civilians as ISIS affiliate claims attack
A suicide squad of six Taliban fighters terrorized the Intercontinental Hotel for 14 hours before the last of them was killed
Details remain murky 3 days after deadly Taliban siege on popular Intercontinental Hotel in Afghan capital
"It was the worst night of my life," local official says after escaping Kabul siege by jumping out window into a tree