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When dreams come true: Kazakshtani boy in French Foreign Legion Oleg Serov set off for France for the first time in his 18 to get enrolled into the French Foreign Legion.

14 October 2014

Three foreigners dead at Kabul hospital as guard opens fire A guard at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity opened fire on staff Thursday, killing three foreigners including a doctor, in the latest attack targeting international civilians in the Afghan capital.

24 April 2014

Rockets explode in Kabul as foreigners mark Christmas Two rockets exploded in Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing no reported casualties but underlining Afghanistan's continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas Day.

25 December 2013

US, Afghanistan agree post-2014 troop deal Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he had nailed down terms governing the presence of US troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014, just hours before Afghan leaders debate the deal.

21 November 2013

Karzai calls on Taliban to participate elders assembly on US deal Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called on the Taliban and their allies to join an assembly on a security pact that could allow some US troops to stay in the country after 2014.

17 November 2013

Afghanistan's modern artists puzzle and provoke Shocking, intimate and often bemusing to outsiders, the modern art produced by a small group of young Afghans would come as a surprise to connoisseurs who stalk the galleries of New York, London and Tokyo.

16 November 2013