KABUL (PAN): Five NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the alliance said, but gave no immediate details about the cause.
KABUL (PAN): US defence secretary Chuck Hagel, who met President Hamid Karzai for discussions and dinner at the Presidential Palace late Sunday, said he tried to reassure Karzai that his country had no unilateral back-channel talks with the Taliban.
KABUL (PAN): US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Kabul on Friday on his first international trip after becoming the top Pentagon official a week back.
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan won their second one day international match against Scotland in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): Three individuals dressed as Afghan security men killed a NATO contractor in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, the coalition's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai discussed with British and French leaders issues concerning the Afghan-led peace process and counterterrorism efforts and relations, the Presidential Palace said on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): The governor of southeastern Paktia province on Thursday said the withdrawal of most of combat foreign troops by the end of 2014 from Afghanistan would positively impact the country's overall security situation.
KABUL (PAN): Pakistan would technically support Afghan players and arrange trial camps for them under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would be signed soon, officials said on Tuesday.
SHARAN (PAN): A group of suicide bombers attacked the Gayan district centre in southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday morning, killing five policemen, a senior official said.
