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Rutherford, who had been suspected by the Taliban of being a spy, freed with the help of Qatar.

Representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the US and China kick off discussions in Islamabad.

Afghan security forces claim Marjah town in Helmand province has been retaken from Taliban.

The American service member's death is the first for the US military in 2016.

BREAKING: Deadly blast targets Nadra office in Madran city in Pakistan's Kyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

At least one person was killed and 13 others injured in a suspected suicide car bomb explosion.

The deployment of troops allowed the coalition to relieve 200 Afghan police under Taliban siege.

Moscow is even ready to supply arms to Afghanistan's Islamist group, says President Putin's envoy.

Nato troops withdrew from Sangin in 2014 as war in Afghanistan wound down.

The army sergeant captured by the Taliban could face life in prison on charges of desertion

Battle for Sangin rages as UK military personnel redeployed to Helmand Province.

Does the 2006-2013 British military expedition in Afghanistan now look like an exercise in futility?

Taliban's attempt to cut off key supply line for Afghan forces contained by police under siege at Sangin HQ.

Ministry of Defence says small number of personnel sent to Camp Shorabak in advisory role.

Helmand is an important Taliban base as it produces most of world's opium

Islamists capture government buildings including police headquarters in Sangin.

Fighting occurring between Taliban attackers and Afghan forces in the south of the country.

The explosion was very powerful, damaging a number of nearby buildings.

'Rumours' of his death have been deliberately propagated to divide and weaken the Taliban, the audio message said.

Radical Islamic outfit hit by factional fighting since death of Mulllah Omar denies the claim.

Pakistan lifted moratorium on death penalty after massacre and set up military courts to hear terror cases.

Independent think tank says jihadists could be benefiting from trade in opium to the west.

Three crew members are Moldovans while the identities of others are not known.

Deepening rifts within the Taliban are likely to help Isis militants expand their influence in Afghanistan.

Splinter group claims to have large support in west and south of Afghanistan.

Online clip of young woman killed for adultery in Taliban controlled area. Her lover was lashed but survived.

Pashtun leader Afzal Khan Lala survived more than 10 assassination attempts by the Taliban but succumbed to liver disease on Sunday.

Taliban will not disrupt aid and rescue efforts in Afghanistan after 7.5-magnitude tremor.

450 British soldiers currently in Afghanistan in non-combat roles were set to return end 2015.

Authorities in Kabul and Islamabad assessing damage caused by 7.5-magnitude quake in remote areas.