Kabul (Afghanistan)

Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others

2013-05-20 05:43:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...

Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing

2013-05-16 11:28:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...

Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing

2013-05-16 15:23:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...

Afghanistan suicide attack kills 15, including at least two Americans

2013-05-16 09:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan...

12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul

2013-05-16 05:58:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...

Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack

2013-05-18 06:26:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...

Three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan

2013-05-14 09:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three international service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. The soldiers were Americans, said Jawed Faisal, a spokesman...

Afghans on U.S. bases losing jobs after years of devoted service

2013-05-12 18:55:00

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting. The news was bad: Shakour and 22 other Afghan mechanics were being laid off. After seven...

U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement

2013-05-11 18:05:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...

U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared

2013-05-11 12:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...

Cargo plane crashes at Afghan air base

2013-04-29 08:29:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force. There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the crash....

Afghanistan peace negotiator killed in bombing

2013-05-01 10:10:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants...

Afghan security officers and firefighters gather at the scene of a suicide car bombing in Kabul.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

French soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan carry away the body of a suicide attack victim in Kabul.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Afghan protesters chant slogans against Pakistan during a demonstration on the outskirts of Kabul.

2013-05-06 00:00:00