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Afghanistan's election commission on Monday declared President Hamid Karzai the winner in a controversial election that threatened ...

The top House Republican on Sunday pressed President Obama for a decision on whether to send more troops to war in Afghanistan, ...

Pakistani forces are zeroing in on two major Taliban bases in South Waziristan region as their offensive pushes deeper into militant bastion on the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday.

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday he will withdraw from an upcoming runoff election with incumbent Hamid Karzai.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election rival Abdullah Abdullah cancelled a planned trip to India on Saturday, his advisers said, heightening speculation he would pull out of next week's disputed run-off ...

To help gauge the need for more troops, he's asking for a detailed analysis of Afghan provinces to determine which are being managed effectively.

Eight U.S. service members working for the NATO-led force and one Afghan civilian were killed in multiple bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said in a statement.

Two choppers collide in the south, and a third goes down in the wake of a firefight in the west. Among the dead are three civilian contractors.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Eleven U.S. troops and three American civilian contractors were killed in two separate helicopter crashes today, inflicting one of the war's heaviest one-day losses on U.S.

Candidate says he may boycott if election panel isn't purged of members he says favor Karzai.

Afghanistan will hardly have enough time to provide full security during a presidential election run-off in November, a senior official said on Thursday as preparations for the second round entered full swing.