Afghanistan

Taliban deny meeting Afghan officials in Saudi Arabia ahead of elections

Sep 29, 2018 10:12

A Taliban spokesman has rejected reports that the group’s representatives have met an Afghan government delegation this week in Saudi Arabia, after sources said a meeting was held to discuss security issues ahead of Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections.
Rockets hit Ghazni during President Ghani's visit

Sep 27, 2018 16:33

Three rockets have hit the Afghan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani as Taliban militants ramp up attacks across various parts of the country.
New US airstrike kills 10 Afghan children, 2 women in Wardak province

Sep 26, 2018 14:20

An air strike conducted by US forces appears to have claimed lives of a dozen members of an Afghan family, most of them children, in the country's east-central province of Maidan Wardak.
Iran, Russia, China, India, Afghanistan hold security talks in Tehran

Sep 26, 2018 11:12

Senior security officials from Iran, Russia, China, India and Afghanistan have attended a meeting in Tehran to explore ways of promoting peace and the fight against terrorism in the region.
UN raises concern over rising Afghan civilian casualties in US airstrikes

Sep 26, 2018 02:44

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the increasing number of civilian casualties resulting from airstrikes conducted by US forces this year across the violence-wracked country.
Closer Iran-Afghanistan ties to benefit both nations: Rouhani

Sep 25, 2018 04:39

President Hassan Rouhani underlined the importance of bilateral relations between Tehran and Kabul and said closer relationship in all areas will benefit both countries.
Unexploded mortar detonates in Afghanistan, kills 8 children

Sep 23, 2018 13:35

At least eight children in Afghanistan were killed and several others sustained injuries when unexploded ordnance detonated in the country’s northern province of Faryab.
CSTO: Over 2,500 Daesh members transferred from Syria to Afghanistan

Sep 20, 2018 09:52

The Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Thursday that a large number of Daesh terrorists had left Syria for Afghanistan this year.
Afghanistan arrests over two dozen Daesh terrorists ahead of Ashura

Sep 19, 2018 03:03

Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency says its officers have detained at least 26 Daesh Takfiri terrorists who were planning attacks on mourning processions held by Shia Muslims during the upcoming event of Ashura.
Five killed in military helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Sep 15, 2018 09:59

A military helicopter carrying Afghan security forces has crashed in the country’s western province of Farah, killing all five people on board, including the pilot.