Transition is part of four-year security plan aimed at vastly improving country's security forces
Civilians increasingly targeted in what is seen as deliberate attempt by IS to wreak havoc, spread fear among noncombatants
Sanctions prohibit US companies and nationals from doing business with the militant group, block its assets in United States and make it a high-profile target for law enforcement authorities worldwide
US and Afghan forces have been engaged in joint- counterterrorism operations against IS in eastern Afghanistan
Self-styled humanitarian group widely seen as a front for outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba reinvents itself as a political party; many see this move as insincere
After defeats in Nangarhar province, extremist fighters have been moving into mountainous areaas of three neighboring provinces near the border with Pakistan
As US and Afghan forces battle Islamic State in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, displaced families say provincial government has not provided assistance as they endure brutal summer conditions in makeshift camps
Local residents in areas under Islamic State control welcome move, saying rocket attacks are more accurate and effective
Drone strike - which has not been immediately confirmed by Pentagon - targeted gathering of IS militants in eastern Kunar province, killing 11 fighters, including four commanders
Both of America’s key rivals taking advantage of Pakistan’s paranoia about India, gaps in Washington’s global influence
New militia being formed in conjunction with local elders
Iran President Rouhani’s criticisms of Afghanistan’s dam projects, which are part of several economic and development initiatives recently kicked off in the country, draw strong reaction in Kabul
Authorities in northern Jawzjan province say IS militants destroy 12 schools in Darzab district; combined effort by Afghan, US forces put IS, Taliban militants on defensive
Proliferation of IS has drawn varied resistance from the Afghan military, US air support and ground troops, local militias, Taliban forces and other militant groups
Monday's attack, unconfirmed by Pentagon, targeted leader of the terror group, identified as Abubakar
Firefights take place near former bin Laden hideout
Significant portion of population says militant group is not threat to country, new survey finds
Meeting aims to find ways to to end increasingly deadly conflict in country, collectively fight cross-border terrorism
Afghan officials are blaming Wednesday's deadly truck bombing in the Afghan capital on the Taliban-affiliated and al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network
Isnilon Hapilon is the country's most-wanted man, with a $5 million bounty placed on his head by the US for alleged terrorist acts against American citizens
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