Tribal clashes over mountain ownership between communities from Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces enter a fourth day, ...

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost ...

Khost railway station sits in a remote region of Balochistan, northwest of Sibi. Once, when the twice-a-day train ran to it from Sibi, Khost was easily reachable. But since the destruction of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A man sits on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022.Photo:Xinhua A man holds a bicycle in front of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost ...

The attack was one of the deadliest on a CIA outpost on foreign soil. With the use of an undercover agent, al Qaeda struck inside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, killing seven CIA officers and a ...

If you can get past GQ’s interview with Rielle Hunter about her affair with John Edwards—and it’s not easy—there’s an interesting story in the same issue by Robert Baer, the former C.I.A. officer who ...

Arsala Jamal, the governor of the Afghan province of Khost, has already survived five assassination attempts by the Taliban. He still faces a risk every time he leaves his well-guarded home. Jamal ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

FOWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan - On a hot and humid summer day in Khost City, Afghanistan, local Afghan citizens got a chance to meet and interact with the newest members of the Khost ...

As seen through a night-vision device, Coalition forces and Afghan commandos cordon and search a compound during Operation Raven for an improvised explosive device cell operating in the area east of ...