EghtesadOnline: Afghan security forces have arrested 13 individuals in Herat Province on charges of smuggling dollars to Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Pockets of Taliban fighters held out overnight against Afghan government forces in the northern city of Kunduz, a police official said on Tuesday, a day after the militants pushed deep into the city center.

EghtesadOnline: About 300 U.S. Marines will be sent to Afghanistan's Helmand province to assist Afghan security forces battling Taliban insurgents in intelligence and logistics matters, the unit's commander said over the weekend.