Afghan civil war

U.S. authorities are seeking to revoke the citizenship of an imam in Oregon who they say tried to conceal past associations with radical Islamic groups.

The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament June 22, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as lawmakers were meeting inside to confirm the appointment of a defense minister, police and witnesses said.

Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints May 24 in volatile southern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 officers in the ongoing assault, authorities said.

Osama Bin Laden had a secret fancy: Porn movies.

According to German newspaper Bild, sourcing US National Security agencies, the Al Qaeda leader’s files seized during the raid on his compound a few years ago contained around a thousand porn movies.

Three people including a foreigner working with a European Union police unit were killed when a Taliban car bomber struck a foreign convoy May 17, the latest attack of Afghanistan's fighting season.

A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan April 10, killing at least three civilians as security forces brace for the start of the Taliban's traditional spring offensive.

A Taliban suicide attack in Kabul has killed two people, including a Turkish soldier, highlighting the fragile security situation as the Afghan government presses for peace talks with the militants.
      
The blast came shortly after 8:00 am (0330 GMT), not far from the Iranian embassy. Police said the dead included a Turkish national and an Afghan passer-by.

Turkey's Parliament has approved a motion authorizing the government to send Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) troops to Afghanistan as part of NATO's new Resolute Support mission.

Survivors of a horrific suicide attack which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan told Nov. 24 how the blast ripped through a crowd of spectators enjoying the final moments of the match.
     

As many as 110 Bulgarian military personnel are due to head to Afghanistan on Thursday to be part of Resolute Support, NATO's new mission in the country.

Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev will attend the departure ceremony in the town of Karlovo, in Central Bulgaria, to wish them good luck.