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Prince Harry blasted by Taliban

A Taliban spokesperson has blasted Britain's Prince Harry over the remarks he made in an interview earlier this week.

Prince Harry kills Taliban chief

Britain's Prince Harry has killed his first Taliban commander during an attack in October, one of his comrades has revealed.

Prince Harry kills Taliban chief

Britain's Prince Harry has killed his first Taliban commander during an attack in October, one of his comrades has revealed.

Prince Harry phones home three times from Afghanistan

Britain's Prince Harry has phoned home from Afghanistan to speak to his father Prince Charles about his military duties on three occasions.

Prince Harry 'genuinely risking his life' in Afghanistan

Britain's Prince Harry has been 'genuinely risking his life' while in Afghanistan after going on 'multiple engagements' as part of his four-month deployment at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.

Prince Harry ringing loved ones from secret phone

Britain's Prince Harry has keeping in touch with his girlfriend and loved ones from an anti-bugging phone on the frontline in Afghanistan.

Prince William wants to join Harry in Afghanistan

Britain's Prince William wants to join his brother, Prince Harry, on the front line in Afghanistan, and military officials are thought to be trying to grant his wish.

Prince Harry moved to secure location

Britain's Prince Harry was moved to a secure location under guard during a Taliban attack on his Afghanistan base as military chiefs recognise he needs 'additional security'.

Prince Harry to stay in Afghanistan

Britain's Prince Harry will remain on his deployment in Afghanistan despite an attack on the base at which he is staying over the weekend.

Prince Harry trained to foil kidnap

Britain's Prince Harry has been trained to foil kidnap in case his Apache chopper is shot down in Afghanistan.

Afghan president admits talking to the Taliban

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has admitted in a newspaper interview published Thursday that his government has been talking to the Taliban along with the United States.

Afghanistan recalls ambassador to Qatar for Taliban office queries

Kabul - Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador to Qatar for more information about the possibility of Taliban insurgents setting up an office in the Arabian peninsula, officials said Thursday.

'My uncle sold me for 170 dollars to be a suicide bomber'

Kabul - Sherzai was 13 years old when his uncle sold him to Taliban insurgents for 15,000 Pakistani rupees (170 dollars).

INTERVIEW: Hope dwindles for Taliban talks ahead of Bonn conference

Kabul - The Afghan government sees little hope of talks with the Taliban ahead of a major conference on Afghanistan to be held in Germany next month, unless Pakistan gives its tacit approval.

Afghan war will end in humiliation for US, Taliban says

Kabul - The Taliban condemned the ongoing US-led fighting in Afghanistan, on the 10th anniversary of the invasion, saying any prolongation will only end in failure and humiliation.

Taliban says Afghans had no role in 9/11 but still suffered

Kabul - Afghanistan had no role in 9/11 but tens of thousands of innocent Afghans shed blood for it, Taliban said Saturday, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of September 2001 attacks on the United States.

Two Pakistani soldiers, five Taliban militants killed in clashes

Islamabad - Two Pakistani soldiers were killed Sunday and about six were wounded in three attacks by Taliban in the volatile north-western region, while five militants died in retaliatory action, security officials said.

Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan mosque bombing

Islamabad - The Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in a mosque in north-western Pakistan that killed 49 worshippers and injured more than 100.

Afghan Taliban rejects claims of its spiritual leader's death

Kabul - Afghanistan's Taliban movement said Wednesday that hackers gained access to its website and its spokesmen's mobile phones and spread false rumours that its spiritual leader had died.

Karzai hails US troop drawdown; Taliban calls it 'symbolic'

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed the announcement made by Washington of plans to start withdrawing over 33,000 troops from Afghanistan, starting this year.

Taliban: Obama's Afghan drawdown only 'symbolic'

Kabul - The Taliban on Thursday said the plan to withdraw thousands of US forces from Afghanistan was 'symbolic' and vowed to step up fighting until all foreign forces leave the country.

Five Afghans killed in attack on NATO compound in Herat

Kabul - Four civilians and an Afghan soldier were killed Monday in at least two explosions and small arms fire from insurgents in the western city of Herat, officials said.

Four Afghan civilians killed as bombers target NATO base

Kabul - Four civilians were killed and more than 30 people including foreign soldiers were injured Monday in at least two explosions and small arms fire from insurgents in the western city of Herat, officials said.

Suicide bombers target NATO compound in western Afghan city

Kabul - At least three suicide bombers targeted a NATO compound Monday in the western city of Herat, sparking a clash with Afghan and foreign forces, officials said.

Afghan president, NATO chief call on Taliban to join peace process

Kabul - President Hamid Karzai and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday called on Taliban insurgents to lay down arms and join a peace process.

Five dead as militants allegedly prepare Afghan boy for bombing

Kabul - Five suspected insurgents were killed in Afghanistan when the bomb they were trying to strap to a boy being trained to carry out a bombing exploded, a police official said Saturday.

Afghan Taliban declare spring offensive

Kabul - The Afghan Taliban announced on Saturday the start of their spring operations against foreign troops and government officials.

Peace talks with Taliban leadership ongoing, Afghan official says

Kabul - A senior Afghan official confirmed Wednesday that the Kabul government was in ongoing talks with the Taliban leadership to coax them into peace negotiations.

Afghan Taliban calls on Libya to defend itself from intervention

Kabul - The Taliban in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the United Nations-backed military intervention in Libya and urged the North African country to defend itself.

Afghan official says mid-level Taliban militants disobey leadership

Kabul - There is an escalating rift between mid-level Taliban and their leaders, after insurgent commanders refused to return to battlefields following their defeat in NATO-led operations in southern Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.

Three soldiers, six militants killed in Pakistan

Islamabad - At least two soldiers and six rebels were killed in overnight clashes in Pakistan's volatile north-western tribal regions, officials said on Saturday.

Afghan officials estimate up to 35,000 insurgents active

Kabul - Up to 35,000 Taliban-led rebels are thought to be active in Afghanistan's ten-year old insurgency, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

Top NATO commander in Afghanistan predicts tough fight in 2011

Kabul - The top NATO commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday that US-led coalition forces made 'impressive progress' in the fight against Taliban insurgents in 2010, but predicted a tough fight this year.

Pakistani militant group executes Mullah Omar's trainer

Peshawar - A Pakistani insurgent group has executed a former senior officer of country's top intelligence organization who once trained of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, intelligence and rebel sources said Sunday.

Taliban, Pakistan army deny Mullah Omar health rumours (Roundup)

Kabul/Islamabad - The Taliban and Pakistan's military on Thursday denied Western media reports that fugitive militant leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had been hospitalized in Pakistan.

Taliban reject report of hospitalization of leader Mullah Omar

Kabul - The Taliban on Thursday rejected intelligence reports that its fugitive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar was hospitalized in Pakistan, calling it part of a 'propaganda war.'

10 suspected militants killed in assault, Afghan police chief says

Kunduz, Afghanistan - Afghan and NATO-led troops killed at least 10 suspected militants, including two foreign fighters, in the northern province of Kunduz, a police official said Thursday.

Suicide bombing kills two Pakistani policemen

Islamabad - A suicide bomber killed two police officers on Monday when he detonated his explosives as guards tried to stop him from entering a local police station in northern Pakistan, a government official said.

At least 15 killed in NATO strikes in Afghanistan

Kabul - At least 15 suspected insurgents were killed Monday by NATO air and ground operations in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

Afghan president condemns bus attack that left 10 civilians dead

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said he 'strongly condemned' a roadside bomb that killed 10 civilians in a minibus.

NATO: Taliban commanders among 15 killed in airstrikes

Kabul - Two senior Taliban commanders were among 15 suspected insurgents killed in coalition airstrikes in northern Afghanistan, NATO said Tuesday.

Eight Afghan security guards killed in Taliban attack

Kabul - Suspected Taliban militants attacked security personnel guarding a road construction company in the southern province of Helmand and killed eight contractors, a provincial spokesman said Monday.

Officials: Afghan woman executed in Taliban area for in-law murder

Kabul - An Afghan woman accused of murdering her mother-in- law was killed by a relative in southern Afghanistan after local Taliban leaders approved the execution, officials said Sunday.

Afghan council calls on NATO to support peace talks with Taliban

Kabul - The chairman of a new peace council called on NATO Thursday to support government-led peace talks with Taliban militants to end the war in Afghanistan.