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‘Rift’ in Taliban over Pakistan

A key Taliban commander and close aide to former Taliban founder and leader Mullah Omar has asked the group’s present chief Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada to break all ties with Pakistan.

24 Oct 2016 4:22 AM

China arms Afghan Army, engages with the Taliban

China’s aid to the Afghan National Army in the name of nation building and simultaneous support to Taliban exposes Beijing’s double standard in the strategically-located Afghanistan.

22 Oct 2016 7:19 AM

Afghan ‘armyman’ shoots 2 US advisers

A gunman in an Afghan Army uniform on Wednesday shot dead at least two American advisers and wounded three more near a base in the Afghan capital before being killed himself, said officials.

20 Oct 2016 6:33 AM

Kabul kids prefer Mozart to polishing shoes

Short and upright in his grey suit, Wahidullah enchants his audience as his fingers dance over the piano keys.

01 Oct 2016 7:28 AM

An archaeologist works at the French Archaeological Delegation to Afghanistan office in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Archaeologists map Afghanistan’s cultural heritage

(AFP) For archaeologists Afghanistan, rich in ancient treasures and once a key stop on the legendary silk road, is an “open-air museum”, albeit one ravaged by war and plagued by looters.

15 Sep 2016 4:05 AM

Afghan security personnel keep watch in front of the entrance to a charity organisation following a car bomb blast

Terror attack in Afghanistan kills 41

Militants attacked an international charity in Kabul Tuesday during an hours-long assault labelled a “war crime” by Amnesty as the Capital reeled from a wave of violence that killed at least 41 and wo

07 Sep 2016 7:13 AM

Attack on American University kills 16

Afghan women students from the American University, who were trapped inside the premises during an attack by militants, are escorted by Afghan police forces at the end of a nearly 10-hour raid at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

26 Aug 2016 12:11 AM

Militants attack American University of Afghanistan

Some students still stuck inside varsity in Kabul.

25 Aug 2016 6:34 AM

US soldier killed in anti-Taliban Afghanistan operation

A roadside bomb killed an American soldier Tuesday near the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province, following the first major US deployment to the southern city since foreign forces withdr

24 Aug 2016 6:20 AM

Afghan security personnel inspect a damaged car at the site of the suicide bomb attack. (Photo: AFP)

Blast in Kabul near US embassy, two injured

An Afghan official says at least two people have been wounded in a bombing that targeted the Afghan military in the capital, Kabul.

16 Aug 2016 7:10 AM

2 foreigners abducted by Kabul gunmen

Five gunmen, wearing Afghan military uniforms, have abducted an American and an Australian in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a security official said on Monday.

09 Aug 2016 6:33 AM

Kabul hotel hit by Taliban truck bomb

A Taliban truck bomb exploded outside a protected hotel compound used by foreign service personnel in Kabul on Monday, ripping a deep crater in the ground and leaving a tangle of wreckage but causing

02 Aug 2016 6:38 AM

An Afghan man carries an empty casket to a funeral ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. — AP

2016: Worst year for civilians in Afghan

Casualities include 1,509 children; highest toll recorded in 6 months.

26 Jul 2016 7:43 AM

A relative of victims, killed in the twin suicide attack, grieves in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Kabul mourns deadliest attack in 15 years

Kabul was plunged into mourning Sunday after its deadliest attack for 15 years killed 80 people and left hundreds maimed, reigniting concern that the Islamic State group was seeking to expand its foot

25 Jul 2016 7:23 AM

Afghan forces on new ISIS offensive

After two years of heavy casualties, the Afghan military is trying to retake the initiative in the war against militants with a new offensive against Islamic State group loyalists, an assault that wil

25 Jul 2016 7:17 AM

An injured boy is carried to a hospital after two suicide bombings during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

ISIS claims bombings in Kabul, 80 killed

Twin explosions tore through a demonstration by members of Afghanistan’s mainly Shia Hazara minority in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding more than 230 in a suicide attack cla

24 Jul 2016 7:06 AM

Afghanistan: 14-year-old pregnant girl burnt to death by in-laws

A 14-year-old pregnant Afghan girl succumbed to her injuries in Kabul’s Isteqlal hospital days after she was set on fire by her in-laws.

19 Jul 2016 6:41 AM

Kabul: No plans to revive Taliban peace talks

Afghanistan has no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table after a four-nation effort earlier this year produced no results, Afghan officials said on Thu

15 Jul 2016 7:19 AM