The BBC's Hedayatullah Hamim travels to the Afghan city of Ghazni, whose famous Islamic and pre-Islamic architectural wonders have won special recognition.

Although the Taliban overran a remote base in northern Afghanistan, killing 17 soldiers, as Afghan forces battled the insurgents for the fifth straight day in the eastern city of Ghazni on Tuesday ...

Although the Taliban has long been active in Ghazni province, the attack on the city came as a shock, in part because it used massive force, reportedly included non-Afghan Islamist fighters, and ...

Taliban fighters captured the city of Ghazni on Thursday, the ninth provincial capital they have seized in a week, as US intelligence said Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, a few hours drive away, could ...

The sustained assault on Ghazni is a major show of force by the Taliban as capturing the city would cut off a key highway linking Kabul to southern Afghanistan.

Afghan forces appeared to have finally pushed Taliban fighters from the strategic city of Ghazni on Wednesday, as shopkeepers and residents warily ...

Ramazan Ali Moseni, a deputy chief police in Ghazni province, said 25 Taliban were killed in the gunbattle that started Wednesday night and lasted into the morning.