
Two Americans were killed Wednesday when a gunman opened fire near a military base in Kabul, NATO said, with Afghan officials calling it an “insider attack”. “One US service member and one US civilian died as a result of wounds sustained in Kabul today,” NATO said in a statement, adding ...

Grieving worshippers Wednesday described desperately trying to shelter their children against a hail of gunfire in Kabul that killed at least 18 people gathering to mark Ashura, one of the most important festivals of the Shiite calendar. Witnesses said gunmen entered the Karte Sakhi shrine near Kabul University late Tuesday, ...