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Seven suicide attackers strike at Afghan facilities

At least seven Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests and wielding machine guns struck at government targets Saturday in the eastern city of Khost, authorities in Afghanistan said.

Afghan governor wounded in blast

The governor of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz was slightly wounded Saturday when his car was struck by a roadside bomb, his spokesman told CNN.

Bomber kills 7 near U.S. base in Afghanistan

A car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.

Taliban storm strategic Afghan city

A Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said.

Afghan bus hit by roadside bomb, 8 dead

Eight civilians were killed and at least eight others were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO command said.

Afghanistan: Coalition forces kill 12 militants

Afghan Border Police and coalition forces killed 12 militants and detained five suspected militants in several operations Saturday, the U.S.-led coalition announced.

22 insurgents killed in Afghan fighting

Fighting involving coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan has led to the deaths of 22 militants, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.

Teen trained to be suicide bomber feels tricked

A 14-year-old who was trained to kill by radicals in the tribal regions of Pakistan now sits in a crowded classroom at a detention facility in Kabul. His only wish is to see his parents again.

Afghan car bomb kills 14 children

A suicide car bomb blast near a voter registration site killed 16 people, 14 of them children, and wounded 58 in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to a senior police official and the U.S. military.

Suicide bomber attacks Afghan intelligence HQ

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance of an Afghan intelligence headquarters Thursday, killing at least one police officer, officials said.

Seven suicide attackers strike at Afghan facilities

At least seven Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests and wielding machine guns struck at government targets Saturday in the eastern city of Khost, authorities in Afghanistan said.

Afghan governor wounded in blast

The governor of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz was slightly wounded Saturday when his car was struck by a roadside bomb, his spokesman told CNN.

Bomber kills 7 near U.S. base in Afghanistan

A car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.

Taliban storm strategic Afghan city

Afghan bus hit by roadside bomb, 8 dead

Eight civilians were killed and at least eight others were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO command said.

Afghanistan: Coalition forces kill 12 militants

Afghan Border Police and coalition forces killed 12 militants and detained five suspected militants in several operations Saturday, the U.S.-led coalition announced.

22 insurgents killed in Afghan fighting

Fighting involving coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan has led to the deaths of 22 militants, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.

Teen trained to be suicide bomber feels tricked

A 14-year-old who was trained to kill by radicals in the tribal regions of Pakistan now sits in a crowded classroom at a detention facility in Kabul. His only wish is to see his parents again.

Afghan car bomb kills 14 children

Suicide bomber attacks Afghan intelligence HQ

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance of an Afghan intelligence headquarters Thursday, killing at least one police officer, officials said.

Coalition airstrike kills Taliban commander

A coalition airstrike has killed a commander of Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Time.com: NATO: Pakistani Troops Fire on US Helicopters

Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters patrolling the Afghan-Pakistan border Thursday, heightening tensions as U.S. steps up cross-border operations in a region known as a haven for Taliban and al-Qaida militants

Time.com: Behind the Taliban Surge

Some in Afghanistan blame Pakistan's government for rising violence, but others say nothing can stop the growing militancy

Afghan insurgents slain after attack on workers

More than a dozen insurgents died on Wednesday during a battle in eastern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.

10 French soldiers killed in Afghan fighting

Ten French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said.

Dozens of militants killed in Afghanistan clash

Some Afghan police officers and dozens of insurgents were killed in a battle in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, the NATO-led alliance said.

Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan

Nearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan foreign troop deaths in June exceed those in Iraq

Five foreign troops were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of NATO and U.S.-led coalition troop deaths in June to 32 -- more than in Iraq.

7 killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan

Seven people, including four Afghan soldiers and two children, died when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province Friday morning, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

Coalition raid kills Afghan civilians

A U.S.-led coalition raid in east Afghanistan Wednesday claimed civilian lives -- but Afghan officials and the coalition are disagreeing on the number.

Afghan bomb kills 5 in same family

A roadside bomb struck an unmarked police car in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday morning, killing five police officers who were all part of the same family.

Afghan bomb blasts claim 6 lives

Roadside bombings and a military operation across Afghanistan over the last two days left six people dead, five others wounded, and three detained, officials said on Wednesday.

Suicide bomber kills 13

A suicide car bomber rammed a minibus filled with Afghan National Army soldiers south of Kabul Wednesday, killing 13 people, including six soldiers, said military spokesman Gen. Mohammed Zahir Azimi.

U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' in Afghanistan

The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan said it is starting a "Most Wanted" campaign, with rewards ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 for the capture of 12 midlevel Taliban and al Qaeda leaders.

Bomb fails to kill Afghan official

The governor of Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost survived an assassination attempt on Wednesday when a suicide car bomber struck his convoy, witnesses and officials said.

Taliban fighters killed in clashes

At least 28 Taliban militants have been killed in fighting on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, Afghanistan's interior minister said.

NATO: Afghan suicide bomb kills 8

A suicide attack outside a NATO military base in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least eight people and wounded five others, a statement from the military alliance said.

U.S.: Senior al Qaeda leader captured in Afghanistan

A senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan who escaped last year from Bagram prison has been captured, U.S. military sources said Monday.

3 'terrorists' die in Afghan raid

Afghan and coalition forces have killed "three armed terrorists" and detained another in a raid near an eastern Afghan town, the Combined Forces Command said.

Kabul crash kills Italian soldier

An Italian soldier serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Forces died late Wednesday when his armored vehicle overturned on a steep incline outside of Kabul, an ISAF statement said.

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