VOA News – By Carla Babb PENTAGON – Three U.S. service members were wounded in an insider attack Monday in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan, Army Col. Sonny Leggett, said a member of the Afghan Civil Order Police fired on a military convoy, and that the service members sustained «non-life-threatening injuries.» «The […]readmore
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VOA News/Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan announced Sunday three of its soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a combined, dismounted patrol with local forces. An American service member and two Afghan National Army soldiers were also injured in the blast, the mission said. “My thoughts and prayers, along with […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: January 10, 2016 7:37 AM Pakistan is set to host four-way talks Monday on reviving the Afghan peace process. The talks will include Afghanistan, China and the United States. Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni said Saturday the representatives meeting in Islamabad will discuss a “roadmap for peace talks.” […]readmore
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN—Afghanistan’s U.N. representative told President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that the audit of a disputed election would not be finished by Sept. 2, when Karzai had hoped to see a new leader inaugurated. The United Nations is supervising the audit of votes from a run-off ballot between the two candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf […]readmore
At least four people were killed Wednesday, including the alleged attacker, and 16 others were injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, one of the largest in the United States. In 2009 Fort Hood also experienced a similar massacre when Army psychiatrist, Nidal Hasan began shooting, leaving 13 dead and 30 wounded. […]readmore
Men armed with guns entered the Serena Hotel on Thursday in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. The five-star hotel, located near the Presidential Palace and other government offices, is very popular among foreigners. The police said that at least two shots were heard. Afghan special forces also entered the hotel, which is now surrounded by […]readmore