Then-presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani (C) poses for a picture next to his running mate Sarwar Danish (R) and Ahmad Zia Massoud after a news conference in Kabul (July 8, 2014). Credit: ...

In the run-up to Afghanistan's October 9 presidential elections, one man holds a greater political punch than all 18 living presidential candidates combined. Though already dead for three years, Ahmad ...

He was an intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV. By Adam Nossiter An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces ...

A suicide car bomber struck Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel frequented by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 40 in a neighborhood ...

"Of course we were the target," said Shah Asmat, an aide to the former vice president. "Before, the Taliban killed Massoud. Now they tried to kill his brother." Afghan President Hamid Karzai, during a ...

An Afghan vice president has called for aerial spraying to destroy opium poppies after the cultivation of the illicit crop reached a record high this year, accounting for over 90 percent of global ...

Thirty-three of Afghanistan’s thirty-four provinces fell to the Taliban over the span of two weeks in early August. The extremist group has since consolidated its control over Kabul, the nation’s ...

A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, ...

Iran will support the Afghan government and boost mutual economic ties, Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi said after meetings with President Hamid Karzai and First Vice President Ahmad Zia ...