KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai has given up trying to talk to the Taliban, saying in a newly-released video that Pakistan holds the only key to making peace with insurgents and must do more to support a political resolution to the (...)
KANDAHAR: A suicide bomber hiding explosives in his turban assassinated the mayor of Kandahar on Wednesday, just two weeks after President Hamid Karzai's powerful half brother was slain in the southern province that is critical to the US-led war (...)
KABUL: Despite the crackle of gunfire in the mountains of northern Afghanistan, the wealth of gold beneath will be mined under a multimillion-dollar contract that government officials approved on Monday.
The deal is the first mining project in (...)
KABUL: The war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year Thursday with key players hedging their bets, uncertain whether the Obama administration is prepared to stay for the long haul, move quickly to exit an increasingly unpopular conflict, or something (...)
