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Militants attack American University of Afghanistan in Kabul INTERNATIONAL

Militants attack American University of Afghanistan in Kabul

Explosions and gunfire rocked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, an official and students trapped inside classrooms told AFP, as the complex came under a militant attack.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed a US soldier in Helmand, a province in southern Afghanistan that has seen an upsurge in violence in recent weeks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces retake district from Taliban INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces retake district from Taliban

Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban capture key district in Afghanistan's north INTERNATIONAL

Taliban capture key district in Afghanistan's north

Taliban insurgents, seeking to force the Nato-led coalition out of Afghanistan and bring in Islamic law, captured a key district in the northern province of Baghlan after days of fighting, officials said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death INTERNATIONAL

IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death

The killing of the Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has dealt a major blow to the jihadists, but despite a US-backed scorched earth offensive the regional franchise is far from over, observers said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan chopper crew home after Afghan hostage drama INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan chopper crew home after Afghan hostage drama

Six crew members of a Pakistani government helicopter taken hostage after it crash-landed in Afghanistan's volatile east have been released, an official said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan government partner berates President Ghani INTERNATIONAL

Afghan government partner berates President Ghani

Afghan government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has sharply criticised President Ashraf Ghani, a dramatic public break that exposed long-simmering tension within the former election rivals' fragile unity government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Clashes as Afghan Taliban edge closer to Helmand capital INTERNATIONAL

Clashes as Afghan Taliban edge closer to Helmand capital

Fighting raged on Thursday in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to beat back Taliban insurgents advancing on the besieged capital of the southern poppy-growing province.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands flee fierce fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand INTERNATIONAL

Thousands flee fierce fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand

Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
American, Australian kidnapped at gunpoint in Kabul INTERNATIONAL

American, Australian kidnapped at gunpoint in Kabul

Gunmen wearing security force uniforms kidnapped an American and an Australian in the heart of Kabul, officials said Monday, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the conflict-torn country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani copter crashes, occupants feared held by Taliban INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani copter crashes, occupants feared held by Taliban

A Pakistani government helicopter crash-landed in Taliban-held territory in Afghanistan on Thursday and all passengers and crew are feared captured by the insurgents, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six foreign tourists wounded in attack in western Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Six foreign tourists wounded in attack in western Afghanistan

At least six foreign tourists and their driver were wounded in Afghanistan on Thursday in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, government officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016