The North Caucasian republic of Dagestan has been shocked by the case of nine medical students, some from well-off families, who have apparently joined up with Mujahideen fighters in the mountains.

On photo: Destroyed floors of the building homes and Rizvan Mikhailov (Shahid inshaAllah) According to reported information, three Mujahideen were blocked in one of the buildings in city’s neighborhood on the street of Dudayev on December 15 at 10 pm local time. Assault squad of Chechen murtads (apostates) were tried …

AGRAM, Afghanistan – A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the U.S. and its allies are making progress in the fight against the the tali  ban.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday it is “critical” that NATO countries do more to stabilize Afghanistan, or they risk losing the war.Responding to a report in The Australian newspaper, which quoted Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon as saying NATO forces were “winning the battles and not the war” in …

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS This Afghan-American says she has the best of both worlds There is one question that Vida Samadzai is constantly asked: “How is Osama and are you his mistress?” Vida nonchalantly shrugs it off, with a reply that “plays along” to the tune. She answers: “Yeah, he is …

Israel’s plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expelled a journalist on Sunday who had alleged Kremlin malpractice in this month’s parliamentary election and tracked funds flowing from Kremlin officials to foreign banks.

Iraq’s government is planning to release thousands of detainees from custody as part of efforts to forge national reconciliation between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims, a top Iraqi official said on Sunday.

Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.

The Afghan army killed four insurgents on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said, the first fighting near the former Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala since it was captured from the militants five days ago.