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Afghans set to elect new parliament amid fraud and security concerns

Taliban and Daesh have carried out several deadly attacks in the run-up to Afghanistan's long-delayed vote, which will only be the third parliamentary elections to be held in the country after the US invasion in 2001.

Youth wave can alter the outcome of the upcoming Afghanistan polls

With an estimated 84 percent of the Afghan population under the age of 40, the youth leaders want to expunge the deadwood from the country's parliament and replace it with young blood.

Taliban kill at least 10 police in Afghanistan clashes – officials

Officials say the fighters set fire to a government building in central Wardak district and killed the district police chief along with nine other policemen on Saturday night.

Afghan government rejects Blackwater proposals to privatise war

Erik Prince, a former US Navy SEAL whose sister Betsy De Vos serves as Education Secretary in the Trump administration, has been lobbying officials about his proposal to privatise parts of US military operations in Afghanistan for more than a year.

Daesh claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in Afghan capital

At least seven people were killed and 25 wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives in Kabul while 29 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in clashes in Wardak and Herat provinces.

Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan

Jim Mattis' visit to Afghanistan could add momentum to establish a truce with the Taliban after the US defense secretary said he was hopeful about peace talks with the militants.

Twin bombings in Afghan capital kill at least 20 people

A suicide bomber struck a wrestling training center in a Shia neighbourhood and then a car bomb went off nearby. The attacks also left 70 others wounded.

New army general assumes NATO mission in Afghanistan

US Army General Austin Scott Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan from General John Nicholson, who held the post for more than two years.

Will the real Taliban please stand up?

Every major stakeholder in Afghanistan is now open to talking to the Taliban. But who exactly is 'the Taliban'?

Can Imran Khan mend the broken Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship?

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's promised 'New Pakistan' is tied, he says, to peace in neighbouring Afghanistan. The odds are against him.

Afghanistan's four top security officials resign

The four reportedly quit over differences with the government on how to handle the deteriorating security situation that has seen attacks from Daesh and the Taliban escalate.

Afghan forces kill militants after mortars hit Kabul

The militants' strikes hit an area around the presidential palace just as president Ashraf Ghani was delivering a speech marking the beginning of Eid al-Adha, a three-day religious festival.