Afghanistan

He was arrested after a brief shootout with police that began when he was found asleep in a doorway.

Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan in 2015.

Ghani, on a visit to India, meets PM Modi and reaffirms commitment to fight terrorism.

President Ashraf Ghani also indirectly accused Islamabad for funding terrorism.

There is an extensive al-Qaeda network feeding global branches based in the Islamic Republic.

The US had launched two rescue missions to free the academics; the first was aborted due to lack of approval.

The shocking figures show that the number of refugees worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years.

The violence highlights the precariousness of security in the capital just a month before a conference in Brussels where the Afghan government can set out its vision on reform.

The assault on Kabul was one of the bloodiest in recent weeks.

Tensions among locals have increased after the population of the camp rose to at least 7,000 people.

Chief executive of Walking with the Wounded says PTSD is being used to get money.

Canadian Joshua Boyle and American Caitlin Coleman were kidnapped by Taliban militants in 2012

Katherine Jane Wilson, 60, was kidnapped in April from her office.

The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman was closed after Afghan demonstrators set a Pakistani national flag on fire.

Asks Pakistan to work together with Afghanistan against terrorism.

A security guard was among the dead while 700 students were rescued.

Local police have described it as a 'complex attack' with reports of teachers and students inside.

Afghans staged a protest on the day Pakistani nationals were demonstrating against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nato's Resolute Support Mission denies any substance to propaganda claims.

Ex-commander of UK troops in Afghanistan blames 'compensation culture' for the case going ahead.

The award-winning American photojournalist's shots are collected in a remarkable new book.

Australian academic and American professor worked at the American University of Afghanistan.

The girl's father claimed he was struggling to feed his family and was so desperate for food he sold his daughter.

Secretary of Defence Ash Carter not to certify that Pakistan has done enough to eliminate terror groups.

Yasmeen, 28, was detained by immigration officials during security check at IGI airport, Delhi.

Child marriages in Afghanistan on the rise due to poverty.

In two incidents that happened within 24 hours, a woman was killed and another's genitals were mutilated.

Security agencies say many of these vehicles are being used in terrorist activities.

Around 19 of 400 governing districts in the country have been taken over by militants.

The Afghan army has began a purge of the Nangarhar province after a twin bombing in Kabul.