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A powerful Afghan warlord accused of kidnapping and raping a political opponent and of committing rights abuses for decades has been given the country's highest military rank, a top official said ...

KABUL — Afghanistan has launched an investigation into allegations that the country’s vice president sexually assaulted a rival, in the face of mounting criticism from Western allies and activists ...

A powerful and controversial Afghan warlord returned from exile in Turkey late Sunday — in an apparent attempt by President Hamid Karzai to attract ethnic Uzbek voters in this week’s presidential poll ...