Taliban militants launched an attack early on Friday on the capital of the southeastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan. Officials and witnesses said Friday the heavily-armed militants had gained control of parts of the city center, from where they were shelling houses and business areas. Ghazni in central Afghanistan is a ...
Eight civilians, including women and children, were killed in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday when a roadside bomb apparently targeting security forces ripped through the vehicle in which they were travelling, officials said. Another six people were wounded in the early morning blast in Sholgara district in Balkh province, Abdul Razaq ...