Roughly 300 Marines readying for deployment to Helmand this spring to train Afghans, assist them in retaking districts lost to Taliban
American watchdog report found Afghan national security forces lost about 7,000 personnel in the first 11 months of 2016 and the U.S.-backed government controls less than 60 percent of the country
Afghan security forces tested by major Taliban offensive in area, reportedly suffer heavy casualties
Pakistan says counterterrorism operations near Afghan border have eliminated militant sanctuaries
Provincial government spokesman tells VOA insurgents assaulted multiple security outposts in Sangin district, but Afghan forces repulsed Taliban
The opposition Pakistani politician praised Iran for promising to ban Americans from entering the Islamic Republic
Men mysteriously disappeared earlier this month; whereabouts of fifth missing campaigner, Samar Abbas, remain unknown
Afghan provincial police spokesman alleges group of Taliban insurgents riding motorcycles tried to enter Afghanistan with help of Pakistani forces
The insurgency has called on the new US president to withdraw all forces to end the increasingly deadly Afghan war
Ababeel missile has capability to engage multiple targets with high precision, defeating enemy radars, military official says
Assistance intended for some 5.7 million Afghans affected by conflict, natural disasters, and those returning home from neighboring countries
Afghan official tells VOA 27 Taliban fighters, including four key commanders, killed in counter-offensive
Persistent allegations that anti-Afghanistan and anti-India militant groups continue to operate out of Pakistan have particularly strained Islamabad’s relations Washington
Chief foreign policy advisor to Pakistani prime minister tells VOA a lack of political consensus and prevailing ambiguity in Afghanistan about whether to treat Taliban insurgents as terrorists or stakeholders in national politics has blocked internationally-backed efforts to start peace talks
Army chief, General Bajwa, told President Ghani all terrorist “safe havens” on Pakistani soil have been eliminated
It was not immediately clear who planted the bomb in an Afghan region where the anti-government Taliban actively conducts insurgent activities
Interior minister says security services, intelligence agencies 'fully focused' on issue
The country has launched an intensified immunization effort after the discovery of the rare Type 2 strain of polio
The US military Thursday released details of its investigation into the incident
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