Founder of brutal Afghan militant group dies, Taliban says
Jalaluddin Haqqani started the Haqqani network, which carried out many major attacks since U.S. invasion; his son now runs the group
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Rockets fired at diplomatic area during Afghan president’s holiday speech
"If they are thinking the rocket attack will keep Afghans down, they are wrong," Ashraf Ghani says as explosions heard in live broadcast
Taliban kidnaps more than 100 bus passengers
Latest brazen assault by insurgents comes despite Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's announcement of conditional cease-fire
Taliban stages another deadly attack on Afghan forces
Fresh attack in north comes as major city slowly recovers from days-long siege by the Islamic insurgency
Taliban overruns Afghan base, killing 17 soldiers
Siege on base in Faryab province comes with Afghanistan's U.S.-backed forces entrenched elsewhere, defending key city of Ghazni
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"
U.S. helps Afghan forces repel Taliban siege on major city
Dozens of militants, at least 14 police killed in Taliban attempt to overrun Ghazni city, just 75 miles from capital
Gun battle, hostages reportedly held after blast in Afghan city
Militants launch bomb and gun attack in Jalalabad, targeting gov't immigration office immigration, day after civilian bus hit by bomb
Polling station attack marks bloody election day in Pakistan
Dozens killed by an explosion in southern city of Quetta as Pakistanis head to the polls to elect new parliamentarians
G.I. killed in apparent insider hit in Afghanistan identified
Pentagon says solider who died was Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, Calif.; 2 wounded troops reported in stable condition
Taliban resumes deadly assault after rejecting truce extension
Officials say at least 13 troops killed and more wounded in ongoing attack on military in Badghis province
Bomber strikes gathering of mostly Taliban members celebrating cease-fire
Devastating explosion came as previously unthinkable scenes of unarmed Taliban fighters celebrating Eid, often alongside Afghan security forces, played out
Leader of Pakistani Taliban killed in U.S. strike, official says
Afghan Defense Ministry says Mullah Fazlullah, who ordered assassination of Malala Yousafzai, killed in Afghanistan
Taliban announces 3-day cease-fire for holiday
Afghan Taliban said foreign forces are excluded from the cease-fire and Taliban operations would continue against them
U.S. sees opportunity as Afghans halt Taliban fight
Top American commanders say Afghans' unilateral cease-fire will give U.S. forces chance to focus on another enemy
Afghan leader announces truce with Taliban
President Ashraf Ghani says weeklong cease-fire for Ramadan will not halt operations against ISIS or al Qaeda
ISIS claims deadly attack on key Afghan gov't compound
Interior Ministry comes under attack in Kabul as Islamic extremists wage increasingly bloody battle in Afghan capital city
Fierce battle as Taliban militants besiege provincial capital
Afghan officials give varying accounts amid chaos, but Interior Ministry says at least 6 troops among the dead
9 journalists among dozens killed in twin suicide attacks
ISIS affiliate claims deadly blasts in Afghanistan's capital city, including one that appeared to target the media
Carnage as airstrike hits boy's school in Taliban territory
"I arrived at the scene right after the airstrikes -- it was like a butcher's shop. Everywhere was covered with blood," one witness says
As Malala returns to Pakistan, leaders declare terrorism defeated
Nobel Peace Prize winner always vowed to return after Taliban assassination attempt, now she defiantly declares, "I am here."
Suicide attack in Kabul as Afghans mark national holiday
The Persian new year is known in Afghanistan as Nauruz; dozens killed by ISIS bomber on road to Shiite shrine to celebrate
U.S. says Russian support for Taliban hurts peace process
Moscow has been providing Taliban rebels with intelligence, which U.S. officials say legitimizes the terror group
Mattis says Afghan victory still possible, but not on battlefield
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
Huge blast kills little girl in Kabul, leaves other kids wounded
At least 15 injured in explosion in Afghan capital, which witnesses say was a suicide car bomb
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