"afghanistan"

At the time, such changes were considered controversial, but not nearly as controversial as the plan to put the calendar back into sync with the seasons.

The United States first intervened in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks and dislodged the Taliban regime, which had welcomed Al-Qaeda.

At least 15 people were killed and 42 others got injured in a car bombing outside a district office in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday.

Provincial police spokesman Farid Khan said most of the victims were Afghan security force members but several civilians were also among the dead.