Afghanistan began registering voters on Monday for elections due next year that will test support for President Hamid Karzai and democracy itself which is threatened by a virulent Taliban insurgency in which thousands have died. The lack
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Afghanistan Monday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck about 68 kilometres southeast of the capital Kabul at 3:26am local time,
The U.S. coalition says its forces have killed five militants in two operations targeting al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The coalition says an operation in Ghazni province targeting a roadside bomb maker killed two
