Afghanistan

Afghan professor killed in Kabul bomb blast amid surge in violence

Feb 18, 2021 14:17

A Kabul University professor has been killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital as several parts of the conflict-ridden country continue to suffer from a wave of assassinations.
NATO says will not pull forces out of Afghanistan ‘before time is right’

Feb 16, 2021 04:19

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will not pull its forces out of Afghanistan “before the time is right,” two decades after it invaded the country on the pretext of fighting terror.
Iran’s customs post untouched by massive blaze on Afghan border: Official

Feb 14, 2021 02:56

Iranian customs officials say a key crossing on the eastern border with Afghanistan has not been affected by a massive blaze that engulfed facilities on the other side of the border on Saturday.
Iran ready to render assistance to Afghanistan after gas tanker explosion on common border

Feb 13, 2021 12:46

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the country has adopted measures to help people injured in a gas tanker explosion at a customs post in Afghanistan, adding that talks are underway between the two countries’ officials in this regard.
Multiple bomb blasts hit Afghanistan; security forces members killed

Feb 13, 2021 12:07

At least four Afghan security forces have been killed in separate bomb blasts in eastern and southern provinces, amid a surge in clashes between the government forces and the Taliban militant group.
Iran condemns deadly attack on UN convoy in Afghanistan’s Kabul province

Feb 11, 2021 16:33

Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a convoy of UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), which left five security personnel dead.
Militants kill four Afghan government employees in Kabul ambush

Feb 09, 2021 15:53

Heavily-armed militants have killed at least four government employees during an ambush in central Kabul as violent attacks continue to rock the Afghan capital city.
First shipment of India made COVID 19 vaccine arrives in Kabul

Feb 08, 2021 05:46

Afghanistan received the first consignment of COVID 19 vaccines from India under India’s commitments to support the country in health sector.
Webinar revisits Islamic Revolution influence in Afghanistan

Feb 08, 2021 02:44

On the verge of the 42nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a number of Iranian and Afghan political, cultural and religious figures have attended a webinar to highlight the influence of the late Imam Khomeini’s movement on neighboring countries and beyond.
Taliban attack kills 10 pro-government militiamen in Afghanistan

Feb 05, 2021 12:32

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 10 pro-government militia members in the country’s restive, northeastern Province of Kunduz, local officials say.