A Taliban vehicle bomb late Monday close to a housing compound used by international organizations in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, officials said as emergency workers began cleanup operations. The blast, which shook buildings several kilometers away,...

A U.S. envoy has met with the Afghan president in the capital, Kabul, to brief him on the latest round of talks with the Taliban as a deal nears on ending America's longest war, an official said Monday. President Ashraf Ghani's spokesperson confirmed the meeting took place Sunday night at...

The Taliban launched an attack on a second Afghan city in as many days Sunday, an official said, even as a United States envoy says the U.S. and the Taliban are "at the threshold of an agreement" to end America's longest war. The spokesman for the Baghlan province police chief, Jawed...

After months of unrest, Sudan's newly-appointed prime minister is due on Wednesday to announce a cabinet that will be the first since veteran ruler Omar al-Bashir was deposed more than four months ago. Premier Abdalla Hamdok is set to name his key picks from a field put forward by the...