US military hands over key district of Wardak to Afghan forces US military hands over key district of Wardak to Afghan forces
KABUL: The US military has pulled out of a strategic district in eastern Afghanistan as part of a deal with President Hamid Karzai, who alleged that soldiers had mistreated locals. Karzai had at first accused Afghan militia working with elite US units of torturing and murdering civilians, but later changed his allegations to focus on unproven claims of “harassment” by American troops. The president issued an ultimatum..
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NATO air strike kills 9 suspected Taliban, 2 children NATO air strike kills 9 suspected Taliban, 2 children
 GHAZNI: A NATO helicopter supporting Afghan security forces killed two children and nine suspected Taliban fighters on Saturday, officials said, a month after President Hamid Karzai forbade troops to call for foreign air support.  The deaths reopen an often heated debate between those who blame NATO air strikes for civilian deaths and others who argue that NATO air support is vital for protecting vulnerable Afghan security..
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Karzai in Qatar for talks on Taliban office opening Karzai in Qatar for talks on Taliban office opening
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to Qatar on Saturday to discuss the opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state for peace talks that could end more than a decade of war. Until earlier this year, Karzai was strongly opposed to the extremists having a meeting venue outside Afghanistan as he feared that his government would be frozen out of any negotiations. The militants refuse to have direct contact with Karzai, saying..
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Afghan, Nato forces claim to have killed 26 Taliban Afghan, Nato forces claim to have killed 26 Taliban
KABUL: Afghan and NATO forces killed more than 20 insurgents in a joint operation in the eastern Logar province, military officials said Wednesday. The two-day operation that ended Tuesday night in the province's Baraki Barak district also killed a local Taliban commander, said provincial government spokesman Din Mohammad Darwesh.  Two civilians were wounded, Darwesh said. There were no immediate reports on possible Afghan or..
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Kabul braces for peace without help from Pakistan: Deputy FM Kabul braces for peace without help from Pakistan: Deputy FM
KABUL: Afghanistan is shocked by “Pakistan’s complacency” in the nascent Afghan peace process and is ready to work without Islamabad’s help on reconciliation, Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin told Reuters on Wednesday. It is the first time Afghanistan has suggested the possibility of going it alone without its neighbour. Regional power Pakistan is seen as critical to stabilising Afghanistan because of..
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John Kerry‚ Hamid Karzai discuss ways to involve Taliban in conciliation process John Kerry‚ Hamid Karzai discuss ways to involve Taliban in conciliation process
KABUL: United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have discussed in Kabul efforts to bring Taliban into reconciliation talks. Kerry hoped that Taliban fighters will cut ties with al-Qaida‚ give up their weapons‚ and embrace Afghan constitutional protections for women and minorities. The US Secretary for State said that the transfer of the last Afghan prison held by US forces in Afghanistan..
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Attack on police base leaves 5 policemen dead Attack on police base leaves 5 policemen dead
JALALABAD: At least five policemen were killed when a group of seven suicide bombers attacked a police base in Jalalabad in Ningerhar province here on Tuesday. According to reports, one bomber exploded his car while two others also blew up themselves. Four other bombers were killed in gunfight. The Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack.--Agencies  ..
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Top US diplomat Kerry makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan Top US diplomat Kerry makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
KABUL: US Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a US official said, with both sides hoping to stabilise the country before most foreign troops leave by the end of 2014. Kerry and Karzai will discuss a host of issues including Afghan reconciliation, the transfer of security responsibility to Afghan forces and Afghanistan’s elections, the US official..
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Afghan forces take full control of Bagram Jail Afghan forces take full control of Bagram Jail
KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday got full control of the Bagram Jail from the United States. President Hamid Karzai had made the fate of the detention centre north of Kabul part of his ill-tempered push to regain sovereignty over key matters from the Americans, ahead of next year’s pullout of foreign combat troops. The US was long concerned that a total handover to Afghanistan’s weak and corruption-prone security forces would..
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United States agreed to transfer control of Bagram Jail to Afghan government United States agreed to transfer control of Bagram Jail to Afghan government
KABUL: The United States (US) agreed on Sunday to transfer control of Bagram Jail to the Afghan government. The agreement was reached after telephonic negotiations between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Formal transfer of the jail's control to Afghan authorities will take place today (Monday).  ..
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Afghan district official, 4 guards killed in roadside bomb Afghan district official, 4 guards killed in roadside bomb
KABUL: A district administrator and his four guards were killed in a roadside bomb in Takhar province of Afghanistan here on Thursday. According to police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir, the blast took place as the official drove over a bridge in Ishkamish district. He says Abdul Manan Hakimi was heading out in the morning to make preparations for the holiday celebration. Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, has claimed responsibility..
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NATO forces say agree to leave key Afghan province near Kabul NATO forces say agree to leave key Afghan province near Kabul
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Nato-led forces have reached an agreement on the departure of foreign troops from a strategically key province near the capital, coalition forces said, but it was unclear if US special forces would leave. An Afghan defence ministry spokesman told reporters in Kabul that the elite American force would quit Wardak within a few days, despite earlier US concerns that their departure would leave..
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