Report: Mullah Omar has fled to Karachi

Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Omar has fled Quetta and found refuge from potential US drone attacks in Karachi, claims a US newspaper.

UNICEF: Afghanistan world's worst place to be born

Eight years after a US-led invasion, Afghanistan has been ranked as the worst place in the world for a child to be born, says a United Nations annual report.

Bomber kills 13, injures 35 in Afghanistan

Amid the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, a bomber has killed 13 people and wounded about three dozens in the country's troubled southwest.

Abdullah rejects Karzai's invitation to join govt.

The Afghan president's main election rival Abdullah Abdullah snubs Hamid Karzai's invitation to join a unity government, saying the recently sworn-in head of state is not able to live up to expectations at home and abroad.