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U.S. soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan

By Associated Press

The U.S. military said Saturday that a service member has been killed in Afghanistan, while in a separate incident two Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter failed to land properly.

At least 50 Afghans died in election day violence. Will future votes be safer?

By Larisa Epatko

Despite a shroud of violence and voting delays, more than 4 million Afghans cast their ballots in parliamentary elections last weekend, according to the country’s election commission.

Afghan confidence in government undermined by fresh attacks

Shia teenagers were killed by a suicide bomber at an education center in Kabul on Wednesday. Meanwhile, residents of the city of Ghazni began to pick up the pieces after a five-day siege between the Taliban and the Afghan Army.

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Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33

By Associated Press

A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration center killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said.

Double suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 25 people, including 9 journalists

By Rahim Faiez, Amir Shah, Associated Press

The attack was the latest in a relentless string of deadly large-scale bombings and assaults that have struck Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan so far this year.

Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 57 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

U.S., Afghan leaders agree on peace push, Taliban don't

By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

The Afghan government's surprising new peace offer to the Taliban is immediately running into a wall.

Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan put Kabul residents on edge

By Larisa Epatko

Major pre-planned attacks have hit an all-time high in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Here's why.

U.S. says 4 Americans killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack on Afghanistan hotel

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

The department had previously confirmed that multiple Americans were killed and injured, but had declined to give an exact figure until family members could be properly notified.

Americans killed, injured in attack on Kabul hotel, State Department says

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Multiple American citizens were killed and injured in the Taliban's 13-hour siege of an upscale hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, the State Department said Tuesday.