MazareSharif

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban seized control on Saturday of the capital cities of Paktika and Kunar provinces and launched a major offensive from several directions on Mazar-e-Sharif, an important city in northern Afghanistan. After taking over…

The Taliban have captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government, and the insurgents are approaching the capital less than three weeks before the U.S. hopes to…

The Taliban seized three more provinces Saturday and approached the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital while also launching a multipronged assault on a major northern city defended by former warlords. The insurgents have captured much of…

India on Tuesday evacuated its consulate staff and other Indian nationals staying in and around Mazar-e-Sharif, land-locked Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, on a special flight amid intense fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban.…