Now Zad was a bustling city, the second largest in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, before Taliban fighters moved in and made it a stronghold several years ago. Now it is largely abandoned.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan _ A bomb exploded in a bazaar in this southern Afghan city Saturday, wounding about 20 people, at least three seriously, in an attack that a Taliban spokesman said targeted _ but ...

Tajiks and Afghans buy and sell at a bazaar in the Tajik town of Kalai-Khumb on the border with Afghanistan — Amir ISAEV For Afghans living under Taliban rule, a Saturday market is a rare chance to ...

KABUL - Dozens of civilians, NATO coalition troops and Afghan security forces were killed and wounded Wednesday when a suicide attacker blew himself up in a bazaar, according to the top commander of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KABUL, Afghanistan • Dozens of civilians, NATO coalition troops and Afghan security forces were killed and wounded Wednesday when ...