Afghanistan

Australia police now probing army for war crimes in Afghanistan

Nov 29, 2018 04:10

Australian police have launched an investigation into possible war crimes by members of the Australian army in war-torn Afghanistan.
Iranian police seize over 12 tons of illicit drugs in a week

Nov 29, 2018 03:28

Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture more than 12,000 kilograms of various kinds of illicit drugs across the country over the past week, the deputy commander of anti-drug headquarters announced on Wednesday.
10 killed in attack on British security company in Kabul

Nov 29, 2018 03:14

At least 10 people have been killed and nearly 20 others wounded in a bomb attack on a British security company's compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Iran calls on world to engage Taliban in ‘inclusive’ dialogue with Afghan govt.

Nov 29, 2018 02:35

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the international community to engage the Taliban in an "inclusive" dialogue with the Afghan government in a bid to restore peace to the war-torn nation.
US airstrikes kill 30 civilians in Afghanistan's Helmand

Nov 28, 2018 16:52

Airstrikes conducted by the US military has killed at least 30 civilians, including children and women, in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand amid a spike in civilian deaths from aerial attacks.
At least 3 US troops killed in bomb attack in central Afghanistan

Nov 27, 2018 11:53

At least three US servicemen have been killed and three others wounded when an improvised explosive device went off in central Afghanistan, the NATO mission in the war-torn country says.
Taliban ambush Afghan police convoy, kill at least 22

Nov 26, 2018 08:51

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have ambushed a police convoy, reportedly killing at least 22 people, as Afghan authorities consider postponing the presidential election scheduled for next year.
Head of Kabul Ulema Council killed in attack by unknown gunmen

Nov 24, 2018 14:01

The head of Kabul Ulema Council, where Afghanistan's top religious leaders gather, has been killed by armed men in the capital, official sources say.
Friday prayers bombing kills 26 Afghan security guards

Nov 23, 2018 15:00

At least 26 people have been killed when an explosion hit a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan, local security officials say.
Taliban not serious about peace: Afghan chief executive

Nov 22, 2018 08:53

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says the Taliban militant group is not serious in peace talks aimed at ending hostilities in the war-inflicted country.