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Car bombing near Kabul school kills at least 55, injures over 150

Explosions caused by a car bomb and mortars outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officials said.

Bomb kills at least 25 people, wounding over 50 near school in Kabul

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Islamic State group previously claimed attacks against minority Shiites in the same area

Book Review: Buddha in Gandhara - Af-Pak region's forgotten history

A richly researched travelogue along the Buddhist corridor in Afghanistan and Pakistan reminds readers of the vibrant pre-Islamic heritage of the region

Afghanistan: US Military withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American

As the US moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan over the next five months, concerns are growing about one American who risks being left behind.

India, China factor in regional prosperity; moment of choice for Pak: Ghani

Asserting that China and India are to be a factor in the regional prosperity, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said it is "a moment of choice" for neighbouring Pakistan

Withdrawal symptoms

US' unilateral Afghan departure is a concern for India

US likely to up Afghanistan force to ensure safe military drawdown

The US will likely increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily over the coming weeks and months in order to fulfill President Joe Biden's order to withdraw all forces from the country

We have won the Afghanistan war and America has lost, say Taliban

China voiced concern over the US' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September

US troops withdrawal from Afghan shouldn't lead to disruption: Gen Rawat

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan should not create a vacuum for "disruptors" to step in

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should be linked with peace: Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday said that the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan should be linked with the progress in the peace process in the war-torn neighbouring country.

United States troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan

The Biden administration's surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11 appears to strip the Taliban and the Afghan government of considerable leverage

US President Biden announces complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

US president says his team is refining national strategy to monitor and disrupt significant anywhere they may arise.

It's time to end America's longest war: Joe Biden on Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said it is time to end America's longest war in Afghanistan, a responsibility which he does not want to pass on to his successor. Biden is the fourth US president to preside over the war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, soon after Al Qaeda terrorists based in Afghanistan attacked the twin-towers in New York. In his speech to the nation, Biden, observing that the US went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago, said that he "cannot explain" why the US should remain there in 2021. "Rather than return to war with the Taliban, we have to focus on the challenges that will determine our standing and reach today and into the years to come," Biden said. A day earlier, the White House said that Biden has decided to withdraw all American troops out of war-torn Afghanistan by September 11 this year, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York. "We cannot continue the cycle of extending

Joe Biden to present troop withdrawal plan from Afghanistan on Wednesday

US President Joe Biden plans to present on Wednesday the details of his plans to have all American troops out of war-torn Afghanistan by September 11 this year

Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Biden's decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump

Biden committed to bringing responsible end to Afghan conflict: White House

Biden is committed is to bringing a responsible end to the conflict in Afghanistan and ensuring that the country can never again become a haven for terrorists, the White House has said

Iran's Chabahar port likely ready by May as India speeds up work: US report

Strategic project will allow India to trade with Afghanistan unimpeded by Pakistan, says independent Congressional Research Service

Joe Biden likely to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan beyond May 1

Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

Removal of US troops from Afghanistan will be orderly: Biden administration

The removal of any US troops from Afghanistan would be orderly and in consultation with its allies and partners, the Biden Administration said on Tuesday

India supports regional process under UN for Afghanistan peace: Jaishankar

India on Tuesday said that it supports a regional process convened under the aegis of the United Nations for permanent peace in Afghanistan