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Half of the new troops will come from the United States (AFP/File)

November 8th, 2017 - 07:35 GMT

NATO to Supply Afghanistan with 3,000 Additional Troops

NATO plans to send an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to bolster the Afghan army in its fight against the Taliban, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.

Afghan security personnel gather near the wreckage of buses which were carrying police cadets, at the site of a bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul on June 30, 2016. (AFP)

May 31st, 2017 - 07:42 GMT

65 People Killed, 325 Injured Following Car Bomb Explosion in Kabul

Afghan security personnel gather near the wreckage of buses which were carrying police cadets, at the site of a bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul on June 30, 2016. (AFP)

May 26th, 2017 - 04:00 GMT

15 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack

In February this year, Kabul also handed over to Islamabad a list of 32 alleged terrorist training centers and 85 top militants allegedly based in Pakistan. (AFP)

May 4th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Afghan President Ghani Turns Down visit to Pakistan

Taliban militants in three military vehicles with forged documents launched the attack by shooting a rocket at the entrance of the army base. (AFP)

April 22nd, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Afghanistan: 140 soldiers killed in Taliban attack at Army base

Afghan security personnel inspect the area near the site of an attack by a suicide bomber against a vehicle carrying employees of popular Afghan TV channel TOLO in Kabul on January 20, 2016. (AFP/File)

September 12th, 2016 - 02:11 GMT

Gunmen attack in Afghanistan hospital

Afghan police examine the site of two suicide bombings in Kabul on September 5, 2016. (AFP/Wakil Kashar)

September 6th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Overnight bombing, fighting in Kabul kills 24, hostage situation ongoing

Afghan security personnel investigate the site of a twin suicide bombing near the Ministry of Defense in Kabul on September 5, 2016. The death toll from a Taliban double suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul jumped to 24 with 91 wounded, the health ministry said. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)

September 5th, 2016 - 03:40 GMT

Taliban bombings in Kabul kill at least 24

Afghan security forces inspect a damaged vehicle at the site of a bombing in the capital city of Kabul, July 7, 2015. (AFP/File)

September 1st, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Afghan car bombing leaves 2 dead

Afghan security forces on patrol after a spate of recent attacks by Taliban militants. (AFP/Bashir Khan Safi)

August 23rd, 2016 - 08:30 GMT

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy, three wounded

IS fighters are making inroads into Afghanistan, winning over sympathisers, recruiting followers and challenging the Taliban on their own turf, primarily in the country's east. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)

July 24th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Afghan army launch major anti-Daesh operation

Afghanistan has seen an increase in Daesh recruiting, particularly in eastern parts of the country. (File photo)

June 26th, 2016 - 03:30 GMT

Afghan army launches anti-Daesh operation in the east

Afghan security forces in the Kunduz province, after a series of Taliban attacks. (AFP/File)

June 8th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Militants kill 12, kidnap 50 travelers in Afghanistan