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NATO chief pledges continued support for Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hold a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2014. Stoltenberg said NATO will continue to support Afghanistan even after the Western alliance completes its mission against the insurgency by the end of this year.

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Afghan women to receive police training with Japan help

KABUL, Afghanistan - About 200 Afghan women gather at Kabul International Airport on Nov. 1, 2014, to board a flight for Turkey where they are scheduled to receive training to be police officers with financial assistance from the Japanese government.

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Outgoing Afghan President Karzai delivers speech

KABUL, Afghanistan - Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech at the president's office in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 23, 2014.

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Recounting presidential election votes in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan election commission staff work in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 2, 2014, on a recount of votes cast in June's presidential runoff due to fraud allegations.

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Abdullah supporter tears President Karzai's photo

KABUL, Afghanistan - A man tears apart a photo of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a gathering held by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2014.

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Abdullah supporters stage protest in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, with a national flag, stage a protest rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2014.

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Abdullah supporters stage protest in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah stage a protest rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2014, insisting there was fraud in the runoff.

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Presidential election runoff in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - The first Afghan man (extreme L) to arrive for voting in his war-torn country's presidential election runoff waits in the early morning for a polling station to open in Kabul on June 14, 2014.

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Presidential election runoff in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's monitor (C) says at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2014, that there were fraud in the presidential runoff election.

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Afghan presidential runoff

KABUL, Afghanistan - A woman with a child visits a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2014, in the historic presidential runoff election.

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Election in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - A police officer searches a car at a checkpoint in Kabul on June 13, 2014 on the eve of the second-round of voting in the presidential election in Afghanistan.

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Buddhist stupa in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Children are pictured against the backdrop of a ruined Buddhist stupa in Topdara near Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2014.

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Killed reporter's photo at press conference in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A photo of journalist Sardar Ahmad, who was killed in a recent shooting rampage at Serena Hotel in Kabul, is placed on a seat at the National Directorate of Security's press conference venue in Kabul on March 25, 2014.

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Kerry meets Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai hold a joint news conference after their talks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 12, 2013.

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Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo shows the upscale Share Naw district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Afghanistan refugee camp

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo shows a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 2, 2013.

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UNESCO head

KABUL, Afghanistan - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2013.

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Protests in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Student protesters in Kabul, Afghanistan, prepare to incinerate the American flag in demonstrations against Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip, on Nov. 21, 2012.

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Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A woman wearing a burka sells chewing gum and hand-made caps for use in prayer to drivers on a street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents hits a hotel in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Afghani women protest over men's violence

KABUL, Afghanistan - Women march in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2012 to protest against the lack of punishment for men involved in cases of violence against women, including fatal attacks.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Loya Jirga (grand council) begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Local leaders attend the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011, which began the same day. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier (front) stands near a building under construction (R back) at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 13, 2011. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns.

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011, shows a building under construction at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns.

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Afghans go to polls

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan police officer shows his registration card to vote in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Kabul on Sept. 18, 2010. Afghans braved Taliban threats to cast their ballots in the lower house election.

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Japan pledges $1.1 bil. in aid to Afghan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speak during their meeting on July 20, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Okada told an international conference on aid for Afghanistan that Japan will provide $1.1 billion to the country this year.

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41 killed in suicide blast at Indian Embassy in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - The wreckage of the vehicle used by a suicide bomber to attack the Indian Embassy in Kabul on July 7 is lifted from the scene. Forty-one people were killed and more than 100 others injured in the suicide car bomb attack, officials said.

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Harpist's gift helps complete house for abused Afghan kids

KABUL, Afghanistan - The newly built ''Guru House'' protects abused children in the Afghan capital thanks partly to a donation from the late Japanese harpist Sumire Kuwajima.

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Hidden Afghan treasures exhibited in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A pair of hair ornaments made of gold and stone uncovered from Shebergan in northern Afghanistan. This is part of exhibits on display at an exhibition of hidden Afghan treasures that opened in Kabul on Feb. 4.

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Coffins of 2 teachers slain in Afghanistan placed at embassy

KABUL, Afghanistan - The coffins of two teachers who were killed in Afghanistan are placed at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul on Sept. 5. Jun Fukusho and Shinobu Hasegawa, teachers from a junior high school in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, were found shot dead in southern Afghanistan.

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(2) Ancient 'Bactrian gold' found in Kabul presidential palace

KABUL, Afghanistan - About 20,400 pieces of an ancient Afghan treasure known as the ''Bactrian gold'' (in photo taken on May 4) have been found preserved in an underground vault at the presidential palace in Kabul despite more than two decades of civil strife, government authorities said on June 15. Archaeologists have welcomed the discovery as significant in studies of the Silk Road civilization, especially since it exemplifies the culture of the ancient Bactrian kingdom and reflects influences of Hellenism, China and Scythia.

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(3)Ancient 'Bactrian gold' found in Kabul presidential palace

KABUL, Afghanistan - This photo taken on May 4 shows an underground vault at the presidential palace in Kabul, where about 20,400 pieces of an ancient Afghan treasure known as the ''Bactrian gold'' have been found.

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Afghans enoy making rice cake

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan girl enjoys making rice cake during a rice-cake making party held at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul on March 13.

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Kabul suicide bomb attack kills 3 German peacekeepers

KABUL, Afghanistan - The wreckage of a bus hit by a suspected suicide bomber is removed from a road near the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Pul-e-Charkhi, 7 kilometers east of Kabul, on June 7. At lease three German peacekeeping soldiers on the bus were killed.

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Afghanistan to issue new bills in October

KABUL, Afghanistan - The central bank of Afghanistan on Sept. 8 released pictures of new currency bills it will issue in October. The bills now in circulation will be replaced by the new ones in the two months from Oct. 7, the bank said.

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(1)Funeral held for assassinated Afghan vice president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousands of people flock to Eidgha mosque in Kabul on July 7 to attend a funeral for Afghan Vice President and Public Works Minister Haji Abdul Qadir, who was assassinated July 6. Qadir's body was later taken to Jalalabad, Ningarhar Province for burial in his family graveyard.

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(2)Afghan vice president shot dead in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - The bullet-ridden car shown was carrying Afghan Vice President and Public Works Minister Haji Abdul Qadir, who was assassinated outside his office in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on July 6. Qadir was ambushed by unknown gunmen around 12:30 p.m. while leaving his ministry. His driver was also killed in the shooting and the gunmen fled in a car.

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Afghan national assembly convenes June 10

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ismail Qasemyar (R), chairman of the Loya Jirga Commission, and Lakhdar Brahimi, U.N. special envoy, attend a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 8, two days ahead of the convocation of Afghanistan's emergency national assembly. The assembly is aimed at choosing a new transitional government to lead the nation until a fully representative government can be chosen through general elections within two years.

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Japan's new charge d'affaires in Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - Kinichi Komano (in undated file photo) assumed his new assignment as Japanese charge d'affaires in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 19, 2002.

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Kabul bazaar bustles despite Ramadan

KABUL, Afghanistan - One of the main bazaars in the Afghan capital Kabul is crowded with people despite the start of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, on Nov. 16, 2001.