Last US troops to leave Afghanistan's Bagram airbase today

The last contingent of United States troops are expected to leave the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Friday, said a senior defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the......

'Squeeze' Haqqani network harder, US tells Pakistan

The United States has said that it will continue to press Islamabad to "squeeze" the Al Qaeda linked Haqqani network, as Afghanistan blamed the Pakistan-based group for the latest brazen attacks in......

Taliban attack on Kabul ends after 18 hours, 47 killed

Afghan forces on Monday regained control over parts of the capital Kabul after killing all the 36 Taliban militants -- some wearing burqas -- who unleashed the biggest wave of coordinated suicide......

Haqqani behind Kabul siege: Afghan interior minister

The Pakistan-based Haqqani network is suspected to have carried out the brazen suicide attacks on western embassies and Parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi has......