US, Afghans work toward agreement on night raids
By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH An Afghan policeman stands at attention as his commander passes by at a checkpoint overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Security in the…
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Bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan ahead US deal talks
By KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ An Afghan policeman secures an area after a suicide vehicle bomb tore through the area on the outskirts of Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013.…
India fears more militants as US quits Afghanistan
AIJAZ HUSSAIN and KATY DAIGLE FILE – In this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 file photo, Indian army soldiers take position during a shooting near a military convoy on the outskirts…
Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban leader
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard…
Tajik leader set to expand 20-year rule in vote
By OLGA TUTUBALINA FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, Emomali Rakhmon, President of Tajikistan, gestures during a news conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in…
Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and RASOOL DAWAR FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…
Who might succeed dead Pakistani Taliban leader
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, right, holds a rocket launcher with his comrades in Sararogha of…
Officials: US drone kills Pakistani Taliban leader
By RASOOL DAWAR and KIMBERLY DOZIER FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…