Afghanistan
Bulgarian Soldiers to Depart for NATO's New Mission in Afghanistan
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.
British forces and US Marines hand over control of last bases in Afghanistan
British forces Oct. 26 handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives.
The Union Jack was lowered at Camp Bastion in the southern province of Helmand, while the Stars and Stripes came down at the adjacent Camp Leatherneck - the last U.S. Marine base in the country.
Podgorean: Foreign Ministry's decision on number of polling stations abroad relied on analysis of 2009 presidential election
The Foreign Ministry's decision on establishing the polling stations abroad was based on the analysis of the way the 2009 presidential election unfolded, as well as on the proposals made by the Romanian diplomatic missions, Secretary of State with the Foreign Affairs Ministry Radu Podgorean explained in a release this Saturday to AGERPRES.
Military vehicle bombed in Afghan capital day before presidential swearing-in
A bomb hit a military vehicle in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital, wounding one person a day before the inauguration of a new president expected to be attended by foreign dignitaries
Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
An Afghan judge on Sunday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage, with angry protests outside the court and proceedings broadcast live on television.
Afghanistan to begin massive vote audit on Thursday: official
The Afghan election commission is set to start on Thursday an unprecedented audit of all 8.1 million votes cast in the June 14 run-off presidential election, an official said.
89 killed in suicide blast in east Afghanistan
An Afghan general says the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the country's eastern Paktika province has climbed to 89, with more than 40 people wounded.
The blast took place on Tuesday when the bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle near a crowded market and a mosque in the Urgun district of Paktika province.
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Afghan election frontrunner releases audio to 'prove' fraud claims
The campaign team of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday released audio recordings which they said contained evidence of fraud against a senior member of the country's Independent Election Commission (IEC).
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
Eleven people, including election workers, were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up their bus, the governor of the northern province of Samangan said on June 15.
Afghans vote again in final test as Taliban threats loom
Afghans headed back to the polls on Saturday for a second round of voting to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai in a decisive test of Afghanistan's ambitions to transfer power democratically for the first time in its tumultuous history.