A new book examines the rise and fall of Abdul Raziq, the powerful and complicated Kandahar police chief who aided U.S. counterinsurgency efforts.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- With U.S. troops and rival militia factions closing in on their stronghold of Kandahar, the Taliban agreed to raise the white flag of surrender Thursday over their last fortress ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A wedding was called off because international troops killed the groom. A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a police patrol. An old woman was beaten by the Taliban ...