KABUL: The Vice-President of Afghanistan, General Abdul Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped in a bid on his life in Balkh Province.  Afghan officials said the attakers ambushed Gen Dostum's convoy on the way from Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province to Jawzjan province in northern ...

KABUL: A suicide bomber killed or wounded at least 10 people at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as scores gathered to welcome home Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile. Senior government officials, political leaders and supporters ...

KABUL: Allegations that Afghanistan’s first vice president and his guards sexually assaulted a political rival while holding him captive in his private compound prompted calls Tuesday from the country’s Western allies for a government investigation.Afghan refugees: Pakistan has spent $US 100 ...