JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan -- U.S. jets attacked Taliban targets across northern Afghanistan yesterday, and fierce fighting was reported around the Taliban-held city of Mazar-e-Sharif, cornerstone of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan (AP) At the crossroads of a dozen northern provinces, Mazar-e-Sharif is ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Saturday captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government, and were approaching the capital of Kabul, less ...

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 ...

With Security, Business Booms In Mazar-e Sharif by Charles Recknagel MAZAR-E SHARIF -- As the heat of the day subsides at dark, hundreds of families gather in a large amusement park on the outskirts ...

An army soldier in Kabul on Saturday. The Taliban have been advancing toward the capital after sweeping through other parts of the country. (Victor J. Blue for The Wall Street Journal) The Taliban ...

Afghanistan's most liberal city is being plagued by a rash of suicides. Afghan women wait to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif in northern ...

Northern Alliance commander Ustad Attah from the front line today, said, ”The situation is very good for us and very bad for the Taliban,” “Each day they are becoming weaker … we can move very soon to ...

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan – An explosion ripped through a market in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, wounding 100 people, hospital officials and witnesses said. The blast ...

The city would open an essential supply route for those opposed to Taliban rule from neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to opposition troops. Mazar-e-Sharif’s airport could also serve as a base for ...

The Pentagon is encouraged by reports that the Northern Alliance has captured the strategic town of Mazar-e-Shareef, after prolonged U.S. bombing weakened Taliban forces there. The U.S. officials ...