About 600 pro-Taliban fighters from the besieged northern Afghanistan town of Kunduz have surrendered to the forces of the Northern Alliance, a top Alliance general said today. Reuters Television ...

Overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces at the main border crossing between the countries caused thousands of people to flee their homes but the situation had calmed down by ...

The Taliban have made rapid territorial gains in Afghanistan the past few weeks. Having already captured rural areas and border crossings, they’ve now seized a number of provincial capitals.

The Taliban have made rapid territorial gains in Afghanistan the past few weeks. Having already captured rural areas and border crossings, they’ve now seized a number of provincial capitals.

Relatives and tribesmen in a nearby town have been hosting dozens of relatives ... over the construction of a border-area outpost by Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said on condition of anonymity.