Afghanistan

Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 11, injures 20

Dec 19, 2020 00:01

At least 11 people have been killed and dozens of others injured as a motorbike loaded with explosives blew up at a religious ceremony in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni.
Afghanistan’s Ghani conditions Taliban prisoner release on violence end

Dec 18, 2020 12:31

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a US-Taliban proposal for the government in Kabul to free more prisoners of the militant group as part of a peace agreement in February, saying his country’s people will not allow a further release of Taliban inmates as the group has failed to fulfill a pledge to reduce its nationwide bloodshed and violence.
Iran committed to peace, stability, development of Afghanistan: Envoy

Dec 18, 2020 11:27

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan and the development of the neighboring country, saying Iran is prepared to help its Afghan neighbor in that regard.
Taliban kill 13 Afghan policemen in checkpoint attacks

Dec 16, 2020 15:51

At least 13 Afghan policemen have been killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials say.
Bomb blast kills deputy governor of Afghanistan's capital

Dec 15, 2020 09:45

The Deputy Governor of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, has been killed in an explosion, security officials say.
Afghan government, Taliban set to resume peace negotiations in January

Dec 15, 2020 02:06

Afghan officials say peace talks between the government and the Taliban militant group are set to resume in early January as the two sides take a break after reaching a preliminary agreement to end the conflict.
Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar

Dec 13, 2020 09:14

Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar

Dec 13, 2020 06:58

Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
Senior Iranian diplomat meets with Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator

Dec 13, 2020 03:58

A senior Iranian diplomat has met with Afghanistan’s leading peace envoy during a visit to Kabul, discussing the Central Asian nation’s ongoing struggle towards peace among other issues.
Multiple rockets strike Kabul, kill at least one civilian

Dec 12, 2020 08:02

At least one Afghan civilian has been killed after multiple rockets hit the country’s capital of Kabul, the second such attack to rock the city in less than a month.