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Afghan security personnel walk at the site of a suicide attack at a police training centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province. (Photo: AFP)

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 71 in attacks on Afghan security forces

The Taliban claimed the more deadly of the two assaults, a coordinated attack on police in the southeast city of Gardez...

18 Oct 2017 12:43 AM

A local official said two car bombs went off near the compound that also houses the provincial headquarters of the national police, border police and Afghan National Army. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 32, injure 200 in attack on Afghan police

The victims of the ongoing Gardez attack, which was claimed by the Taliban in a tweet, include women, students and...

17 Oct 2017 10:30 AM

The gun battle comes six days after a rash of suicide bomber attacks that killed more than 250 people. (Photo: AFP)

Six killed as jihadists attack Burkina Faso school

The latest attack happened at Maitaougou village in the Koulpelogo province, which has been targeted by extremists.

27 April 2019 1:21 PM

The Talibans leaders have been based in Pakistani cities, including Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion after the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

10 killed, 17 injured in gun assault at Afghan TV station

No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack in Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State...

17 May 2017 7:26 AM

The state police said that the attackers on motorcycles and in a car, opened fire on a market and set buildings on fire. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Gun attack in Nigeria market kill 17, says police

The police said that this was the latest violence linked to grazing rights disputes.

21 March 2017 2:39 PM

Egypt army soldiers. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Egypt: 28 killed, 22 wounded after gunmen attack bus with Christians

The attack happened on Friday while the bus was travelling on the road to the St Samuel Monastery in the Minya...

26 May 2017 10:45 AM

The schools principal confronted the student after discovering the threat to shoot a teacher. (Photo: Representational Image)

Gunman attacks bar in northern Mexico; 6 dead, 22 injured

The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said the attack was carried out in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc after the assailant arrived...

4 Jun 2017 5:14 AM

Security forces are deployed as the site of suicide attacks and an ongoing clash between Taliban insurgents and government forces in the main police station in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

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...

18 Jun 2017 8:01 AM