Fierce Afghan fighting slows NATO training mission: New US commander
The US military presence in Afghanistan will fall from 9,800 at present to 5,500 by the start of 2017, barring a dramatic change of thinking in Washington.
Apr 05, 2016, 08:38 AM IST
Ten militants killed in Afghanistan airstrikes
At least 10 militants were killed during airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, a senior police official said on Sunday.
Feb 28, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
Afghan leader promises parliamentary election next year
Afghanistan`s President Ashraf Ghani pledged on Tuesday to hold promised parliamentary and district council elections next year, as he sought to calm growing political turmoil that has hindered his government`s fight against the Taliban insurgency.
Dec 29, 2015, 20:05 PM IST
Afghan Taliban bomber kills six NATO troops as violence rises
The military coalition did not disclose the nationality of the soldiers killed in the attack, which highlights a worsening security situation a year after the NATO combat mission ended.
Dec 21, 2015, 22:31 PM IST
US strike on Afghan hospital was 'frightening catalogue of errors': Charity
The US investigation into a deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan showed a "frightening catalogue of errors" by American troops, the charity said Wednesday.
Nov 26, 2015, 10:34 AM IST
MSF hospital strike 'caused primarily by human error', says US
US forces who launched an air strike on an Afghan hospital last month intended to attack a nearby Taliban-controlled compound, military officials told American media.
Nov 25, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
Bombed Kunduz hospital had 65 Taliban patients: MSF
The hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that was bombed by the US forces last month had 65 wounded Taliban fighter patients but no armed men, the international medical charity Doctors Without Border said today in a new report.
Nov 06, 2015, 03:27 AM IST
Investigation continues into Afghan hospital bombing: NATO
NATO said on Saturday it was continuing its inquiry into the October 3 bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan and had appointed three US military officers from outside the chain of command to handle the investigation to ensure impartiality.
Oct 24, 2015, 20:48 PM IST
US troop extension hands Afghanistan a lifeline
The United States' decision to extend its military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016 has thrown the war-ravaged country's government a much needed lifeline.
Oct 18, 2015, 22:03 PM IST
Pakistan rejects report on operative's presence in Afghan hospital
Pakistan on Friday rejected a US media report about the alleged presence of its operative in the MSF hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that was hit by NATO air strikes that killed 22 people earlier this month.
Oct 16, 2015, 20:05 PM IST
Afghanistan President appoints investigators for Kunduz airstrike
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has appointed a commission to investigate an airstrike in northern Kunduz city that destroyed a hospital and killed at least 22 people.
Oct 10, 2015, 14:21 PM IST
US ignores calls on independent probe into Afghan hospital attack
The US State Department on Wednesday said the country is capable of investigations on its bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.
Oct 08, 2015, 07:56 AM IST
Apology not enough says Doctors Without Borders
Not-for-profit medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), whose hospital in northern Afghan city of Kunduz was attacked by US air force and resulted in loss of 22 lives, has said an apology from US President Barack Obama is not enough.
Oct 08, 2015, 05:39 AM IST
US commander believes Kunduz hospital strike broke US rules: Report
The top US commander in Afghanistan believes American forces broke their rules of engagement in calling in an air strike that pummelled a Kunduz hospital, a report said, after he admitted the bombardment was a mistake.
Oct 07, 2015, 16:19 PM IST
Air strike on Afghan hospital was mistake: US commander
The deadly American air strike on a hospital in northern Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 22 people, including women and children, was a mistake, a top US commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday said as he conceded that they were taken by surprise by the recent Taliban upsurge.
Oct 06, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
US Defence Secretary promises accountability for Afghanistan hospital attack
Medecines Sans Frontieres, whose hospital was bombed later this week, in a statement called for an independent investigation.
Oct 05, 2015, 10:58 AM IST
UN slams inexcusable Afghan hospital air strike that kills 19
A suspected US air strike on a hospital killed 19 people on Saturday in the Afghan city of Kunduz, medical charity MSF said, a bombardment that the UN condemned as "inexcusable, and possibly even criminal".
Oct 03, 2015, 23:07 PM IST
Three dead, dozens missing in air strike on Kunduz hospital
An air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz left three Doctors Without Borders staff dead and dozens more unaccounted for, the medical charity said, with NATO conceding US forces may have been behind the bombing.
Oct 03, 2015, 14:14 PM IST
Afghan Taliban leader claims 'victory' in city
The Taliban takeover of Kunduz was an embarrassing blow to the government of President Ashraf Ghani, which was trying to determine how a force of several hundred insurgents were able to cause the collapse of several thousand troops defending the city.
Oct 03, 2015, 00:53 AM IST
'Afghan Taliban committed rapes and mass murders in Kunduz'
Taliban militants committed gang-rapes and mass murders in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, the Amnesty International has said.
Oct 02, 2015, 14:07 PM IST
