Pakistani girl shot by Taliban defied threats for years

Published on October 10, 2012

A 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner shot by the Taliban had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection, her father said on Wednesday.

Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film

Published on September 18, 2012

Afghan militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan carrying foreign workers that killed 12 people saying it was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.

U.S. asks Afghan leaders to help keep peace after video

Published on September 12, 2012

The United States embassy in Kabul appealed to Afghan leaders on Wednesday for help "maintaining calm" over the anti-Muslim video, a statement said.

Obama, Karzai sign U.S.-Afghan strategic pact

Published on May 1, 2012

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership accord that charts the future of U.S.-Afghan relations beyond the end of the NATO combat mission in the country.

U.S. soldiers grinning for picks with Afghan bomber body parts

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on April 18, 2012

Afghan peace council head Burhanuddin Rabbani killed in Kabul

Published on September 20, 2011

The head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who had been tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to the war, was killed at his home on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.