Afghan official blames local and international forces for allowing prison break
The mud house where insurgents began digging a long tunnel that at least 488 inmates used to flee an Afghan prison had been searched...
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Afghanistan prison break shows serious security flaws, officials say
Afghan insurgents proudly claimed they helped dig the long, narrow tunnel used by at least 475 inmates to escape Sarposa prison in the...
2 Afghan soldiers killed in assassination attempt
An insurgent dressed as an Afghan soldier opened fire Monday inside the Defense Ministry, killing two soldiers in an unsuccessful attempt to...
Suicide bomber kills 5 NATO troops, 4 Afghan soldiers
A suicide bomber wearing a uniform attacked a joint Afghan and NATO base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing five NATO troops and...
Taliban suicide bomber kills Kandahar police chief
A suicide bomber killed a prominent police chief and his bodyguard Friday in Kandahar, stunning Afghanistan's second-largest city, where...
Suicide bombers in Afghanistan kill 3 police officers
Suicide bombers targeted Afghan police and government officials in three attacks Thursday, killing three police officers and injuring...
Afghan tribal elder killed in suicide bombing
A suicide bomber killed a dozen people, including a leading tribal elder and five children, after a meeting Wednesday in an eastern province...
Violence against aid workers has surged, report says
Violent attacks against humanitarian aid workers have tripled during the last decade, with more than 100 deaths reported annually, according...
Pakistan, U.S. attempt to rebuild trust during meetings in Washington
After months of reduced cooperation between Pakistani and American intelligence agencies in the battle against Al Qaeda and Taliban...
2 U.S. troops killed by 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan
In what appeared to be the first case of U.S. troops being hit by "friendly fire" from a drone aircraft, two American servicemen were...
Afghan president says he'll resolve Kabul Bank crisis
President Hamid Karzai on Monday promised to clean up scandal-plagued Kabul Bank but sharply criticized international auditors and oversight...
CIA has slashed its terrorism interrogation role
He's considered one of world's most dangerous terrorism suspects, and the U.S. offered a $1-million reward for his capture in 2005....
Anatomy of an Afghan war tragedy
Nearly three miles above the rugged hills of central Afghanistan, American eyes silently tracked two SUVs and a pickup truck as they...
Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Afghan police complex
Taliban gunmen and bombers attacked a police complex Thursday on the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least six...
U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffer more catastrophic injuries
Grim combat statistics that one military doctor called "unbelievable" show U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffered an unprecedented number of...
Afghan policeman kills 2 U.S. soldiers
An Afghan policeman shot and killed two American soldiers Monday in northern Afghanistan, the province's deputy governor said, and...
Bombs kill 42 at shrine in Pakistan
Two suicide bombers killed at least 42 people at a shrine in central Pakistan on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on places of...
Taliban exploits Afghan riots over Koran burning
One clear beneficiary has emerged from the wave of deadly riots that swept Afghanistan after members of a Florida evangelical church...
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