Afghan spy chief Asadullah Khalid back in U.S. for medical care

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai's determination to make a close aide, Asadullah Khalid, his next intelligence chief has divided Western officials here, some of whom say they are troubled by allegations of torture and drug trafficking ...

Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid resumed his duties on his first day back in Afghanistan with a meeting with President Hamid Karzai in which he expressed his happiness to be back and readiness to continue in his job. According to a ...

The 11 were taken Thursday in a remote part of Nangarhar province, said Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, provincial police spokesman. He did not name the abductors but said local officials and tribal elders were trying to negotiate the mine clearers' ...

KABUL: Senior American and Afghan officials held talks yesterday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership Agreement outlines a ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Dec. 8, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday said that the country has demands and "guaranties" from the United States before singing a ...

LARKANA, May 8: District Returning Officer (DRO) Imdad Hussain Khoso on Wednesday issued notices to Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Speaker of Sindh Assembly and a PPP candidate, and two other contestants, Ayaz Soomro (PPP) and Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro (JUI-F) ...

KARACHI, May 7: With the D-day just two days away, the air is filled with fear along with excitement after repeated terror attacks on some political parties took away much of the festivity from the elections and resulted in the cancellation of ...

To prevent hoarding, the Sindh government on Thursday constituted a three-member vigilance committee to monitor the wheat movement across the province. The committee was set up during a meeting chaired by caretaker minister Khalid Latif to discuss ...

ISLAMABAD: Results of Election 2013 with detail of contesting candidates and party positions in Karachi. NA-239 Total Candidates: 26 S. NO CANDIDATES PARY SYMBOL 1 Akhtar Mohmmad Mehsood Jamat e Islami Scale 2 Subhan Ali ...