WASHINGTON (CNN) --U.S. military officials say an Afghan village hit by American aircraft more than a week ago was a "Taliban encampment" providing support to the al Qaeda terrorist network and ...

She was an experienced Washington Post war correspondent and he was a decorated Green Beret, known as 'Lawrence of Afghanistan' for his ability to rally the local Pashtun tribes to his side.

The Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged fire at the main Torkham border crossing in the wee hours of Monday, following their failed talks to reopen the crossing, in ...

CHAPARHAR, Afghanistan — Like hundreds of thousands of Afghans who ... told Xinhua recently in his village. Living in a ...

voluntarily deployed to Afghanistan as a leadership liaison between the U.S. Army and Afghan village leaders. His decision shattered the rhythm of their lives, leading Arnoldy to confront profound ...

$39.95 ISBN 978-1-61176-180-1 Khaled Hosseini’s third novel is told via a series of interlinking stories—beginning in an Afghanistan village in 1952 when an impoverished man named Saboor is ...

a village near the border, were evacuated to Landi Kotal. Bacha Mena is home to the Shinwari Khugakhel tribe, including some Afghan nationals, the sources added. The injured were also taken to ...