US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Kabul Sunday on an unannounced visit, an Afghan official said. Esper’s visit — his first to Afghanistan since being confirmed as Pentagon chief in July — comes amid deep uncertainty about the fate of America’s military mission in Afghanistan after talks between Washington ...
At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded inside a mosque during Friday prayers in eastern Afghanistan, provincial officials said. The blast took place in Haska Mina district in Nangarhar province, and wounded at least 40 people, provincial police spokesman Mubarez Attal told AFP, adding ...
