MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan – The fall was as fast as it was furious. The sounds of gunfire contrasted by impassioned prayers ricocheted through the dark sky as hundreds – possibly thousands – of ...

In Iran, August 8 is National Journalists’ Day, commemorating Mahmoud Saremi, an Iranian reporter martyred on August 8, 1998, along with eight members of the Iranian Consulate General in Afghanistan.

KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed at least 11 people, a health ...

U.S. officials in Washington have identified a "relatively" small number of Americans seeking to depart Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday while in ...

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2001-12-11 04:00:00 PDT Arlington, Va.-- Praised by his boss as "an American hero" and by his widow as one who "didn't separate serving his country from serving his family," Johnny Micheal "Mike" ...

GENEVA — The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that between 400 and 600 bodies had been found in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif after its capture by the Northern ...

Jake Simkin/Special contributor This op-ed is part of an occasional series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section on human rights and human freedom. Find the full series here. One moment ...