Kabul: Two Americans were killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between NATO-led forces and the Afghan army that may have been the result of a misunderstanding, as the death toll of US military and civilian personnel passed 2,000. A US official, who asked not to be identified, said on Sunday that an American soldier and a civilian contractor had been killed in the incident in eastern Afghanistan, the...
11:10 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Kabul: Muzhgan Masoomi's attacker stabbed her 14 times with a thick blade used to slaughter animals, tearing wide gashes in her flesh before leaving the government worker for dead on the outskirts of the Afghan capital. With a severe limp and no control over her bladder - caused by the blade scraping her spinal cord - the 22-year-old can no longer work at the Ministry of Public Works, where she...
12:35 AM, Sep 30, 2012
In Afghanistan, using suicide bombers is a common tactic followed by the Taliban. Deadly attacks are pulled off by anonymous fidayeens. CNN met one such suicide bomber who revealed what he was thinking and what he continued to believe. ...
11:07 AM, Sep 29, 2012
London: Royal officials say they won't complain to Britain's press watchdog about naked pictures of Prince Harry partying in Las Vegas that appeared in a British tabloid. The Sun newspaper ran the snapshots last month after they had appeared online and were reproduced around the world. Harry's St James's Palace office said on Friday it had decided not to pursue a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission. The palace said...
05:49 PM, Sep 28, 2012
In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN correspondent Amrita Tripathi, US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake says India and the US have shown remarkable convergence and cooperation in strategic matters. He also discusses FDI in retail and other matters. ...
01:31 PM, Sep 28, 2012
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has called on the ICC to give associate membership to Afghanistan. ...
10:56 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Afghanistan is in news mostly for violence and militancy. Taliban has banned music in the country but a music school is trying to change lives of many children by teaching them the seven notes. ...
02:07 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Pietersen warmly greeted Wright's match-winning 99 not out off 55 balls against Afghanistan. ...
12:44 PM, Sep 22, 2012
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Aakash Chopra reviews defending champions England's 116-run win over Afghanistan in the World T20 on Friday night. ...
09:22 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Riding on Luke Wright's unbeaten 99, England registered a massive 116-run victory over Afghanistan on Friday. ...
08:37 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Some excellent bowling by England followed Luke Wright's superb batting effort as the defending World Twenty20 champions bowled out Afghanistan for 80 to win by 116 runs. ...
10:46 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Some excellent bowling by England followed Luke Wright's superb batting effort as the defending World Twenty20 champions bowled out Afghanistan for 80 to win by 116 runs. ...
06:50 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Sunil Gavaskar and Arvind De silva gave pep talk to the Afghan players to boost their moral. ...
01:21 PM, Sep 21, 2012
CNN-IBN's cricket experts review India's preparation ahead of World T20 match against England. ...
09:14 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Afghanistan will take heart from their spirited performance against India and will look to give tough challenge to England. ...
03:49 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Virat Kohli says India's bowling in the initial overs has been pretty good but it is the bowling at the death that needs to improve. ...
10:04 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Kabir Khan said he was happy that his team gave India a good run for their money. ...
09:53 AM, Sep 20, 2012
CNN-IBN's cricket experts review India's World T20 win against Afghanistan on Wednesday night. ...
09:23 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that India were far from impressive in the 23-run win over minnows Afghanistan. ...
11:38 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Yuvraj and Balaji took three wickets apiece to bowl Afghanistan out for 134 and win the World Twenty20 match for India by 23 runs. ...
10:55 PM, Sep 19, 2012
