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Western Kabul hit by suicide car bomb; 24 killed: govt official

The area has been the scene of several attacks including the suicide attack that killed Shiite Muslim cleric Ramazan Hussainzada in June.

24 Jul 2017 8:32 AM

US denies visas to 2 Afghan girls participating in robot-building competition via skype

Afghanistan itself is not on the list and Team Afghanistan's robot, unlike its creators, has been allowed entry to the United States.

05 Jul 2017 1:07 PM

13 dead as Taliban attacks mosque in Afghanistan

The provincial public health officials confirmed that the bodies of 13 people, riddled with bullets, were shifted to Ibn-e-Sina hospital.

02 Jul 2017 4:59 PM

ISIS beheads 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army confirmed that fourteen ISIS militants were killed mysteriously in Khogyani district.

02 Jul 2017 4:07 PM

6 policemen killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters had attacked the police check post named Karez Shekhan in Sheb Koh district late Thursday night.

30 Jun 2017 4:32 PM

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Young boys forced to dance, entertain under bacha bazi in Afghanistan

Bacha bazi is not seen as homosexuality in Afghanistan’s gender segregated society but symbolises power and primacy.

26 Jun 2017 2:44 PM

10 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack near India-made Salma dam

Official said the Taliban attacked late Saturday, setting off a gunbattle in which five insurgents were killed.

25 Jun 2017 5:18 PM

Taliban leader says war ends only when NATO leaves

Akhunzadah boasted international support saying 'The mainstream entities of the world admit its effectiveness, legitimacy and success'.

23 Jun 2017 11:09 AM

Gunmen kill 8 Afghan guards at largest US military base

Washington is soon expected to announce an increase in the US military deployment to bolster Afghan forces.

20 Jun 2017 5:56 PM

Afghanistan: Attack on Bagram military base; 8 guards dead, 2 injured

This is yet another attack targeting the Afghan military base, as there has been a recent spate of such incidents.

20 Jun 2017 8:30 AM

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President Ashraf Ghani inaugurates 1st Afghanistan-India air corridor bypassing Pak

The President said the aim of the route was to create more opportunities and make Afghanistan an exporter country.

19 Jun 2017 7:16 PM

5 Afghan policemen killed, 15 injured in Taliban attack in Gardez

One of the five attackers was still holding out more than five hours after the coordinated assault began, police commander Shirzad said.

18 Jun 2017 1:31 PM

Bin Laden's Afghan hideout of Tora Bora mountain captured, claims ISIS

The message was broadcast on the militants’ Radio Khilafat station in the Pashto language late on Wednesday.

15 Jun 2017 2:57 PM

Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban faction

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says 6 other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were wounded in the attack.

14 Jun 2017 12:50 PM

3 US soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan

An Afghan official says the deaths and injury stem from an attack by an Afghan soldier on Saturday, who also died.

11 Jun 2017 10:30 AM

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US military confirms airstrikes killed 2 Afghan soldiers

The US Forces in Afghanistan said that an investigation is being conducted to determine specific circumstances that led to this incident.

10 Jun 2017 5:28 PM

Gunmen attack mosque in Afghanistan, killing 3 people

The ministry strongly condemned the attack and called it an act against Islam and humanity.

10 Jun 2017 2:55 PM

Indian envoy confirms rocket hit his house in Kabul

The incident came at the time when Afghanistan is hosting Kabul Process summit amid extremely tight security days.

06 Jun 2017 6:13 PM

7 dead in explosion at Great Mosque of Herat in Afghanistan

Ministry officials said that explosives placed on a motorcycle were detonated at the entrance gate to the mosque.

06 Jun 2017 6:01 PM

Rocket lands inside Indian envoy's house in Kabul, no casualties

The attack comes amid extremely tight security in the capital following last week’s deadly explosions that claimed over 150 lives.

06 Jun 2017 2:16 PM

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