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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people in a government office in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, with violence spiralling across the country even before an expected spring offensive. Afghan and NATO-led forces were also investigating two...

-- A new report questions whether the centerpiece of the Obama administration's exit strategy for Afghanistan -- a training program for Afghan security forces -- can deliver as promised. The United States says that it will gradually hand off responsibilities to Afghanistan security forces as it...

-- An Afghan journalist suffered first-degree burns in an acid attack in the capital earlier this week, a report said. Razaq Mamoon is a writer and television presenter, according to Reporters Without Borders, a press rights organization. Mamoon was attacked with acid Tuesday night as he left...

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the two suicide attacks which left nine dead in Kabul on December 19, 2010. Kabul, Afghanistan -- A total of 14 Afghan soldiers and national police officers were killed in separate attacks targeting the Afghan National Army on Sunday, officials said...

Kabul, Afghanistan -- Eight Afghan soldiers and one national police officer were killed in separate attacks targeting the Afghan National Army on Sunday, officials said. In one of the attacks, two would-be suicide bombers in Kabul targeted Afghan National Army vehicles with firearms, said...

Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan and coalition forces have detained several people after a weekend suicide attack that killed six Americans, officials said Monday. The attack took place Sunday in southern Afghanistan and all six NATO service members who were killed were Americans, a U.S. military...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, appears with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, at the Lisbon NATO summit. Lisbon, Portugal -- NATO and the Afghan government on Saturday forged a "long-term" partnership declaration -- an agreement that will leave international forces in the...

Gen. David Petraeus has been "reassured" by Hamid Karzai that there's no rift with the U.S., a coalition official says. In what may be one of the most significant breaches between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Obama administration, Gen. David Petraeus personally warned Afghan officials...

Kabul, Afghanistan -- The bodies of about 80 people were found on the battlefield a day after attackers clashed with NATO and Afghan forces in southeastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. Foreign fighters from Arab countries and Chechnya were among the bodies found, Paktika Province...

The eight people on a civilian cargo plane that crashed in the Afghan mountains near Kabul on Tuesday are presumed dead, a spokesman for Afghanistan's minister of transport said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the crash occurred before 8 p.m. around 25 to 30 kilometers (15...

A British aid worker held hostage in eastern Afghanistan since late last month was killed by her captors during a rescue attempt on Friday night, officials said. The woman was identified as Linda Norgrove, who worked for DAI -- an agency that provides various services to developing nations...

Coalition forces in Afghanistan will go on the offensive this fall, says Lt.-Gen. Marc Lessard, the commander of Canadian troops overseas. His comments to reporters in Kandahar on Saturday echoed those made by British Maj.-Gen. Nick Carter, commander of coalition troops in southern Afghanistan...

Graham supports 2011 Afghan pullout WASHINGTON, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday progress he had seen in a visit to Afghanistan swayed him to support the pullout of U.S. troops starting next summer. "I've seen progress I have not seen before, so I see a scenario if things continue to...

Suicide bomber kills six Afghan children KABUL, Afghanistan, A suicide bomber in Afghanistan's Kandahar province killed six children Monday but did not injure the intended target, a government official, police said. The explosion in the Dand district west of Kandahar city occurred as people...

Pentagon reviewing leaks' risks to Afghans WASHINGTON, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the leak of classified documents on the Afghan war could have "severe and dangerous" consequences for U.S. troops. Gates told reporters at a news conference in Washington the release could have...

Summit commits to 2014 Afghan role KABUL, Afghanistan, International leaders have reaffirmed their support for a complete transition of security and budgeting responsibility to the Afghan government by 2014. But doubts over whether Afghanistan can assume those responsibilities without...

Deadly gunfight at Afghan base MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, A gunfight that broke out during rifle practice in northern Afghanistan Tuesday left four dead, including two Afghans and two Americans, officials said. An unidentified Afghan defense official said the incident at Camp Shaheen, a...

'Miscommunication' caused deadly airstrike KABUL, Afghanistan, (UPI) -- An airstrike that killed six Afghan soldiers last week was the result of "miscommunication" between Afghan and NATO-led forces, officials said. A joint assessment team of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force...

Pakistan seaches for captured troops ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, (UPI) -- The Pakistani Army says it is still searching for troops missing since Taliban forces attacked their Afghan border checkpoint Monday. The Afghan Taliban said Wednesday it was holding as many as 40 troops after a raid in the...

Afghan interior minister, spy chief resign KABUL, Afghanistan, (UPI) -- Two senior Afghan government officials resigned Sunday after President Hamid Karzai blamed them for failing to prevent last week's attack on the "peace jirga." Karzai accepted the resignations of Interior Minister Hanif...