13 killed as Afghan military helicopter crashes

KABUL - Thirteen Afghan security personnel, including a top general, were killed Thursday after a military helicopter crashed into mountainous area in western Afghanistan, a defence ministry statement said.

NATO forces thwart suicide attack in Afghanistan

KABUL - NATO forces killed a suspected suicide bomber as he was approaching their convoy in a central province near Kabul city, officials said Monday.

Suicide attack kills 10 in Afghanistan

KABUL - A suicide attack Friday morning killed at least 10 people, including a police official, in southern Afghan province of Nimroz, an official said.

Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Three soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed Friday in southern Afghanistan, an official said.

US hails Afghan-Pakistan cooperation against terrorism

KABUL - A top US official for the South-Asian region hailed the improved relations between Afghan and Pakistani governments and emphasized that the only way to defeat terrorism in two Asian states was through their joint cooperation.

Afghan army to grow to 100,000 by 2009 end

KABUL - The Afghan national army was to grow to more than 100,000 troops by the end of this year, a spokesman said Monday.

British soldier becomes first victim of 2009 in Afghanistan

KABUL - A British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, marking the first loss of the year for the NATO-led international forces in the war-ravaged country, officials said Friday.

20 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambush

KABUL - At least 20 police personnel have been killed in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a senior official said Thursday.

Coalition forces kill 11 militants in Afghanistan

KABUL - At least 11 militants were killed during an offensive by the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan’s Kabul province, a coalition statement said Wednesday.

17 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Seventeen militants were killed in fighting with the US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan, the US military said Wednesday.

Nine Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Afghan police backed by Nato troops killed nine Taliban militants in a fight in southern Afghanistan, police said Tuesday.

Suicide bomb attack kills 16 in Afghanistan

KABUL - Sixteen people have been killed and 58 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, officials said.

Suicide bombing kills two, injures 18 in Afghanistan

KABUL - At least two people were killed and 18 injured in a suicide bombing Monday morning in the northern Afghan province of Parwan, officials said.

Suicide attack kills six in Afghanistan

KABUL - Six people were killed and 31 injured when a suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden car into a police compound and detonated it in the eastern Afghan province of Khost Sunday morning, a police official said.

Afghan tribal elders threaten to boycott elections

KABUL - Chieftains and tribal elders in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul have warned that they would boycott the upcoming presidential election if the government fails to protect civilians from being harmed in the anti-terror campaign, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Rocket attack kills three in Kabul

KABUL - Two rockets hit western part of Afghan capital Kabul Saturday night, killing at least three people, witnesses said.

11 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - The US-led coalition forces have killed 11 Taliban militants and arrested two during an operation in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a coalition statement said Friday.

Taliban leader rejects reports of peace talks

KABUL - Taliban’s supreme leader rejected reports of peace talks between the militants and Afghan government on ways to end the war in Afghanistan, calling the reports as ‘baseless’ and ‘planned propaganda’.

Six militants killed near Afghan capital

KABUL - Six Taliban militants have been killed and three others detained in an operation carried out by the coalition forces near the Afghan capital, officials said Tuesday.