KANDAHAR (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out through the main city in Afghanistan's south after Afghan troops fought running battles with Taliban fighters on Sunday, the second day of fighting since scores ...

General Tommy Franks, commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan, calls the recent assault on Taliban and al-Qaeda remnants in the Shah-i-Kot Valley an “unqualified and absolute success.” But he ...

The Dand-district center is a novelty in the badlands of Kandahar province. As the seat of both the top government official and the U.S. forces based in the area, it’s a seductive target for Taliban ...

The Obama administration's campaign to drive the Taliban out of Afghanistan's second-largest city is a go-for-broke move that even its authors are unsure will succeed. The bet is that the Kandahar ...

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group in the Afghan city of Kandahar killed three people on March 21, said Taliban authorities, while a hospital source put the death toll at 20. The ...