Two Afghan military officers who went to the United States for training have been reported missing as they didn't show up for a flight back to their home country.

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah reiterated the government's readiness to enter into dialogue with the Taliban as he addressed Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday.

The European Union has offered 25 million euros in support of Afghan children on the move and ending polio.

Eight Afghan police have been killed in two separate incidents in southern Zabul province, an official said Monday.

A total of 513 Afghan army soldiers lost their lives in the past one month, the country's defense ministry confirmed Sunday.

NATO has assured of "comprehensive cooperation" with the Afghan forces as they implement their security plan for the upcoming elections.

Afghan border forces in Kandahar have removed fence built by Pakistan along the Durand Line.

Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday left Kabul for the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Eight Afghan children were killed when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Friday, police said.

Sectarian and ethnic unity in Afghanistan remains exemplary despite attacks by the enemies, President Ashraf Ghani said addressing an Ashura ceremony in Kabul on Thursday.