Kabul - At least eight civilians were killed and two others wounded in an airstrike by the U. S-led coalition forces in Farah province in western Afghanistan, the coalition forces said Thursday.

Kabul, July 17: The Afghanistan government has reportedly constituted a team of experts to investigate allegations that Pakistan had dumped nuclear waste in southern Afghanistan.

Washington, July 17: The US’ Defence Secretary has rejected press reports suggesting that American troops were building up on the Pak-Afghan border to launch an attack into Pakistan, but warned tha

Kabul, July 17: In retaliation to multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan, NATO-led troops in Afghanistan used attack helicopters and artillery to fire into Pakistan, a statement sai

Copenhagen  - A 100-strong medical team from the Danish defence forces is to serve next year at a British army field hospital in southern Afghanistan, a Danish military spokesman said Wednesday.

The team including doctors, nurses and other health workers were to serve for a three-month period starting in July 2009, Major Bjarne Poulsen of the Danish International Logistic Centre told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

The Logistics Centre based in Vordinborg, southern Zealand is in charge of recruiting and training staff and sending equipment to Danish international missions.

Washington, July 16 : A leading expert on South Asian affairs has said that the United States can help Pakistan re-orient its strategic perceptions by focusing on defusing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The United States can also step up its diplomatic initiatives to prevent the derailment of the ongoing Indo-Pakistani talks following the attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, said Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow on South Asia at The Washington-based The Heritage Foundation.