Thirteen armed Taliban were killed and number of others have been injured in latest air and ground raids of foreign and Afghan troops in Helmand.

The Afghan Defense ministry says, the country’s armed forces have recaptured some key areas in western Afghanistan after nearly one and a half decade.

Afghan security forces have been harassing contractors and confiscating their equipment at military bases across the country, costing the U.S. hundreds of thousands of dollars, a government watchdog said.

The U.S. military says an American service member has died in a non-combat-related incident in Afghanistan, without offering further information. The military’s statement says the incident happened on Thursday and is being investigated. The service member’s identity was being withheld until his family could be notified. About 14,000 ...