Army Gen. John Campbell says Afghan forces requested airstrike on hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders citing Taliban fire from facility
US military acknowledges conducting pre-dawn airstrike in medical facility's vicinity
Militants reject accusation in statement sent to VOA; at least 60 killed, 466 wounded in battle for control of city
PM Nawaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan's resolve to eliminate terrorists from its soil during his address to the UN General Assembly
President Ashraf Ghani announces development adding that insurgents suffered heavy casualties
Analyst says that even if Afghan forces with help of NATO military support drive out Taliban from Kunduz, region will present even a bigger security challenge to government in coming days
US army spokesman tells VOA special forces encountered a threat from Taliban fighters during an intense battle in northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials say troops have retaken police headquarters and city prison, while NATO says US military has supported effort with airstrikes
Insurgents, Afghan media confirm Taliban has seized control of Kunduz after staging a well-coordinated pre-dawn offensive
Officials say it's first major offensive by IS against Afghan national forces, occurring after months of reports that extremist group is gaining influence in Afghanistan
Afghan officials say they are ill-equipped to deal with rising number of applications for new passports
Presidential statement condemns practice as 'iniquitious, inhumane and irreligious act'
Group's new leader, Mullah Akthar Mansoor, warns that 'foreign pressure' will not help resolve conflict 'but will rather create other problems'
Attack on Pakistan's Badhaber air force base, near Peshawar, killed at least 29 people, both members of military and civilians
Thirty other people wounded in attack on Badhaber base near city of Peshawar; Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility
Kabul-based watchdog says much work remains to be done if country is to eradicate government corruption
US envoy tells VOA he is 'absolutely hopeful' direct talks will resume soon
Aqeela Asifi won over her conservative Afghan community and persuaded parents to send their daughters to her makeshift tent school
Afghan officials said 148 of the escaped prisoners 'were threats to national security'
The violence happened near a bus terminal in the city of Multan, about 600 kilometers southwest of Islamabad
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