AFGHANISTAN

Since Ashraf Ghani took oath in September, the Taliban has intensified attacks in and around the capital city of Kabul.

As Western forces pull out of Afghanistan, NATO promises it will keep up air support for Afghans. That is far from sure.

The $3 billion industry is only growing, despite American and Afghan efforts to put a stop to it.

The millennial vote is still up for grabs, and it could swing the 2014 midterms, according to a new Harvard University Institute of Politics poll.

The U.S. has been fighting back the Taliban in Afghanistan for 13 years, but now the jihadist group is back and taking territory.

After 13 years of war, the U.K. handed over Camp Bastion in Helmand and the U.S. handed over the adjacent Camp Leatherneck to Afghan forces.

The shooting is the latest in a series of attacks targeting the Hazara community, which is an ethnic and religious minority in Pakistan.

Two former British army chiefs conceded that their troops were 'under-prepared and under-resourced' during the campaign in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan produces more than 80 percent of the world's illicit opium, which reportedly helps fund the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

Al Qaeda has yet to confirm the death of Abu Bara al-Kuwaiti.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has not ruled out allowing U.S. use of Incirlik Air Base against ISIS.

Military and intelligence lawyers are urging the administration to support the Bush-era interpretation of the convention against torture.

Top American and Chinese diplomats stressed the need to cooperate on global threats such as Ebola and the Islamic State.

Researchers found only 111 of 2,379 drone victims killed in Pakistan since 2004 were "senior commander[s] of any armed group."

The fifth part of an ISIS propaganda series criticizes Western media.

Iran trots out its formerly secretive special forces boss to send the message that it's a key partner against ISIS.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the capture Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by Taliban militants has been completed, but it's unclear when the military will finish its report, the Pentagon said.

The U.S. military has scrapped 16 Afghan military aircraft after it was revealed that Afghan forces could not maintain them.

No one survived the Iranian plane crash that killed three senior officials.

There are already more than 350 U.S. troops on the ground in West Africa, but that number is set to grow exponentially in the coming weeks.

"The message we have been given from the prime minister's office is very clear and precise," said a senior Indian Home Ministry official. "The prime minister's office has instructed us to ensure that Pakistan suffers deep and heavy losses."