About 4,000 Afghan soldiers were killed and 1,000 others went missing between July 1 and August 15 ahead of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Washington Post reported, citing Yasin Zia, the former chief of staff of the Afghan military. ...
Unidentified armed men opened fire and killed a man in Gardez city in the provincial capital of the eastern Paktia province on Saturday, local sources said Sunday. ...
Washington has gained a major victory in its push to challenge Beijing's economic influence around the world as a US-backed consortium beat another financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia. ...
Hundreds of Taliban, who were freed in a move to bring peace in Afghanistan, are reportedly resuming their 'jihad' or holy war to overthrow the US-backed Afghan government. ...