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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taliban fighters have taken control of Mazar-e Sharif, a major northern Afghan city that was one of the last in the country still under government control. The capture of the city, some 100 kilometers ...

Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Opposition forces claimed Friday they broke though Taliban defenses around Mazar-e-Sharif and entered the key northern city. The report could not ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit near Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan early Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey issued a high alert, indicating significant casualties and widespread damage are ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit near Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan early Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey issued a high alert, indicating significant casualties and widespread damage are ...

People crowded Kabul’s airport, preparing to flee the country as the Taliban are advancing on the Afghan capital. The U.S. Embassy has urged its citizens to leave the country while scaling back its ...

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on Saturday after a multipronged assault launched by insurgents, according to a lawmaker.

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 ...