Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of the Balkh province, speaks during an interview in Mazar-i-Sharif KABUL (Reuters) - Two of Afghanistan's most notorious regional strongmen fled on Saturday as the ...

His message was delivered to a roomful of antsy elementary schoolers, but the words hit home for the adults, too: Education is the key to a better future. Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor, governor of the ...

Afghanistans "King in the North" lolls in an armchair under the portrait of President Ashraf Ghani, the man who sacked him last year -- and who he may now challenge for the countrys top job. Atta ...

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Atta Muhammad Noor, a strongman who has ruled a prosperous northern Afghan province more like a king than a governor for 13 years, was driving between meetings in Dubai ...

(Reuters) – A band of veteran Afghan leaders, including two regional strongmen, are angling for talks with the Taliban and plan to meet within weeks to form a new front for holding negotiations on the ...

KABUL (Reuters) – Two of Afghanistan’s most notorious regional strongmen fled on Saturday as the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif fell to the Taliban and security forces abandoned the city in a ...

KABUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Two of Afghanistan's most notorious regional strongmen fled on Saturday as the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif fell to the Taliban and security forces abandoned the city in a ...