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Afghans go to polls to elect country’s next president
The polling opened at 7:00 am. local time (0230 GMT) and will continue uninterrupted till 3:00 pm. local time (1030 GMT) in the country’s 34 provinces, according to Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials. The election time is likely to be extended.
IS in Afghanistan: The fall of ISIL and the rise of the Khorasan Province
After last week’s violent attack against Shia wedding, does IS only attack civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
Afghan morass: how Afghan government controls 56% of country, Taliban controls rest of it
More than 2,200 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, and the US has spent more than $840bn fighting the Taliban and paying for relief and reconstruction
Dozens killed in battle between Afghan army, Taliban close to Kabul
At least 40 Afghan soldiers, police officers were killed on Wednesday
Who is the new Taliban military chief?
The Taliban have appointed a new military chief as they seek to expand their control in Afghanistan. Will Mullah Ibrahim Sadar be different from his predecessors? DW asks Kabul-based expert Wahid Muzhdah.
Taliban storm Afghan court after suicide blast
Islamic insurgents killed several civilians and a policeman during a battle in a court building in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan. The latest attack comes after the Taliban kidnapped dozens in Kunduz.
Nangarhar: Gateway to Afghanistan for ‘Islamic State’
Insurgents loyal to “IS” are marking their presence in eastern Afghanistan amid increased Taliban infighting. The terror group’s attempt to win support from locals and Taliban defectors has also met brutal resistance.
Pakistani army chief visits Kabul amid Taliban’s revival
The Pakistani army chief is to visit to Kabul to help restart peace talks with the Taliban. The trip comes at a time when Islamists are gaining power, which analysts say is a result of Islamabad’s covert support.
Afghan forces repel Taliban insurgents at Kandahar airport
Afghan security forces have ended a siege launched by Taliban at an airport in Kandahar. Besides the 11 insurgents, the fight claimed the lives of around 50 people – soldiers, police and mainly civilians
Freed of Taliban, Kunduz starts tough road to recovery
Scores of Afghan soldiers defect to Taliban during battle
Kunduz hospital bombing could amount to war crime: UN
Notes from America: Why Ahmed got arrested and Malala got a Nobel prize
Ahmed Mohamed, the young inventor, and Malala Yousafzai, the young women rights advocate, both have a story. However, each story has a different narrative and a different ending. Ahmed and Malala are both Muslims and were both victims of ignorance, bigotry and a self-righteous mindset, and they both became household names. Ahmed was a victim …
Germany’s Steinmeier urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to ease tensions
Mullah Mansoor’s rise to the Taliban leadership
The ‘War on Terror’ after Mullah Omar and Bin Laden
Mullah Omar: An Islamist who fought against two world powers
Opinion: end of an era
Afghan talks: Tough demands make peace deal unlikely
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry and UN strongly condemn school attack in Pakistan
Attack, carried out by Taliban gunmen, leave over 125 dead
Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egypt’s internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.
Second day of protests over Afghan election fraud claims
Supporters in the western Afghan city burnt their voter registration cards in protest against alleged irregularities in the contest between the former foreign minister and rival Ashraf Ghani.
Afghan probe into Abdullah’s election fraud claims
Abdullah said the IEC’s turnout figure of seven million voters in Saturday’s run-off election was probably false.
More than 50 killed as Pakistan bombs militant hideouts
AFP – Pakistani fighter jets launched air strikes early Sunday against militant hideouts in the country’s troubled northwest, killing more than 50 insurgents, the Pakistan military said. However local security officials put the death toll far higher, saying that about 150 militants died in the air strikes, which primarily targeted Uzbek fighters in a remote …
Pakistan repels second Taliban attack on Karachi airport
The attack on the security post targeted an entry point to an Airport Security Force (ASF) camp 500 metres (yards) from the airport’s main premises, and around a kilometre from the passenger terminal.
Pakistan airport cleared of militants after attack kills 28
The attack at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport began just before midnight Sunday and around dawn, the military said that all 10 attackers had been killed.
US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap
The five Guantanamo Bay detainees were in turn transferred to Qatar, where their movements and activities will be restricted, a US official said.
British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a Manhattan jury since Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith was convicted on March 26
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
Voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud
Explosives cache seized before Afghan elections: Officials
AFP – Afghan police seized 22 tonnes of explosives destined for use in suicide and roadside bombs, officials said Tuesday, four days before elections that Taliban insurgents have vowed to attack. The explosives were uncovered in dozens of plastic-wrapped bags in the northern province of Takhar, as security forces ramp up efforts to protect candidates, …