The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to at least 1,294, with more than 1,600 injured, the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...

On May 11, 2011, Capt. Garrett Cathcart was leading a patrol to the Ghala Charkh village in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. As a troop commander in the 10th Cavalry regiment, 4th Infantry Division ...

UNHCR welcomes the decision yesterday (Monday) by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to send a special delegation to northern Afghanistan to address the problem of harassment of ethnic minorities. The ...

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan's western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering ...

Most of these Afghans arrived over the past four days and come from Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Herat, Helmand and Badghis provinces in Afghanistan. Including the 800 granted entry during the day, the ...

A 45-year-old Fort Bragg soldier with the 44th Medical Command was shot and killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to a Fort Bragg spokeswoman. Posted 10:42 a.m. Dec 31, 2009 - Updated 7:30 a ...