KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's bid to oust one of the country's most powerful provincial governors has run into strong resistance that has deepened political uncertainty just as ...

Atta Mohammad Noor is refusing to give up the governorship of the northern province of Balkh. Instead, he is using the political crisis to show off his strength, turning him into one of Afghanistan's ...

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 ...