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Suicide bomber kills six in Kabul INTERNATIONAL

Suicide bomber kills six in Kabul

A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Climate change fuels insurgency in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Climate change fuels insurgency in Afghanistan

After two winters without snow, Kabul residents are anxiously scouring the hills for the first flakes, wary that the depletion of this major source of water further fuels instability in war-ravaged Afghanistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four Americans killed in Afghanistan blast INTERNATIONAL

Four Americans killed in Afghanistan blast

Four Americans were killed Saturday in a huge explosion inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghanistan sacks 3 ministers including that of foreign affairs INTERNATIONAL

Afghanistan sacks 3 ministers including that of foreign affairs

The Afghan parliament sacked the minister of foreign affairs and two of his cabinet colleagues on Saturday citing poor performance, in a sweeping move that underlined the fragility of President Ashraf Ghani's struggling government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Explosion kills four in largest US base in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Explosion kills four in largest US base in Afghanistan

At least four people were killed early Saturday in an explosion inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, NATO said, with the Taliban claiming responsibility for the major security breach.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban claim attack on German consulate in Afghan city INTERNATIONAL

Taliban claim attack on German consulate in Afghan city

A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a wall around the German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif late on Thursday, killing at least four civilians and wounding scores, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australian woman kidnapped in Kabul INTERNATIONAL

Australian woman kidnapped in Kabul

An Australian working for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan civilian casualties: US general pledges inquiry INTERNATIONAL

Afghan civilian casualties: US general pledges inquiry

The top American general in Afghanistan promised on Saturday an investigation into civilian casualties caused by an air strike in support of Afghan special forces and their US advisors near the northern city of Kunduz this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan to deport National Geographic green-eyed 'Afghan girl' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan to deport National Geographic green-eyed 'Afghan girl'

An Afghan woman immortalised on a National Geographic cover will be sent back to the war-torn homeland she first fled decades ago, after a Pakistani court ordered Friday that she be deported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US airstrikes kill 30 Afghan civilians INTERNATIONAL

US airstrikes kill 30 Afghan civilians

US airstrikes early Thursday killed at least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern province of Kunduz, officials said, after a Taliban assault left two American soldiers dead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Armed men burn down girls' school in north Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Armed men burn down girls' school in north Afghanistan

Armed men have burned down a girls' school in northern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, with police blaming the Taliban for the assault as the militants expand their foothold across the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Airstrike causes civilian casualties in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Airstrike causes civilian casualties in Afghanistan

An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday hit the home of a Taliban commander in the eastern province of Nangarhar and caused several civilian casualties, government and insurgent spokesmen said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016