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Pakistan, once a close ally of the Taliban, is now clashing fiercely with Afghanistan along the contested Durand Line. Longstanding alliances have deteriorated, revealing the precarious nature of this ...

and AMIR SHAH Associated Press WritersKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A U.S. special-forces gunship swung into action Tuesday, raking a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan with heavy machine gun and cannon ...

The reach of the ban is under hot debate. On Tuesday, the head of the Afghan Embassy in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen, said that despite contradicting reports, Kandahar maintained Wi-Fi access. He confirmed ...

Suicide bombers set off a massive blast in Peshawar yesterday, killing 18 people. Was it a response to the Pakistani military's recent offensive of a Taliban stronghold in the Swat Valley? What will ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government will give weapons to local tribesmen so they can help fight the biggest surge in Taliban violence in years. Two soldiers ...

Editor's note: Shir Agha Safi first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Travel." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which ...

Afghanistan finally has a new president after months of political instability. Ashraf Ghani was sworn in on Monday. And on Tuesday, he signed a bilateral security agreement with the United States.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani villagers enraged with the Taliban after the bombing of a mosque battled the militants on Monday, underscoring a shift in public opinion away from the hardline ...

"The Taliban rule is finished. As of today they are no longer a part of Afghanistan," Karzai said in a satellite telephone interview with The Associated Press. But pockets of Taliban remained -- among ...

ABC's Karen Russo provides exclusive look at rescuing wounded under the gun. KAMDESH, Afghanistan Oct. 5, 2009— -- ABC News' Karen Russo was the only reporter to get to the scene of this ...