Afghanistan

German ministry says one of deported Afghans committed suicide

Jul 11, 2018 11:50

The German Interior Ministry says one of 69 Afghan refugees it deported last week has committed suicide on the way back home.
Militants attack govt. office in Afghan city, at least 10 killed

Jul 11, 2018 09:25

Armed militants in Afghanistan have attacked an office of the education department in the eastern city of Jalalabad near the Pakistani border.
Militants attack govt. office in Afghan city, at least 2 killed

Jul 11, 2018 04:37

Armed militants in Afghanistan have attacked an office of the Education Department in the eastern city of Jalalabad near the Pakistani border, with reports of ongoing gun battles with local security forces.
Attack kills at least 10 in Afghanistan’s east

Jul 10, 2018 06:32

An assailant has detonated explosives in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, leaving at least 10 people dead, government officials say.
US soldier killed, two injured by Afghan soldier in southern Afghanistan

Jul 08, 2018 01:39

An American military officer has been killed and two others wounded in southern Afghanistan in a suspected case of insider attack, the US-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM) has announced.
Tensions rise as protest in north Afghanistan turns violent

Jul 04, 2018 14:34

At least one person was killed and nine were wounded in the Afghan province of Faryab on Wednesday during a protest that underlined the tension between powerful regional leaders and President Ashraf Ghani ahead of elections due in October.
Deadly explosion hits Afghanistan's Jalalabad

Jul 01, 2018 23:35

At least a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in an explosion that hit the city center in eastern Afghanistan's Jalalabad.
Afghan president declares end to truce with Taliban, renews call for peace

Jun 30, 2018 06:06

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has formally announced an end to the government’s unilateral ceasefire with Taliban insurgents, but called on the militant group to accept comprehensive peace talks.
Taliban militants reject fresh calls for extending June ceasefire in Afghanistan

Jun 26, 2018 03:56

The Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group has rejected pleas by the country’s elders and activists for an extension of this month’s ceasefire between Kabul and the militants, saying the requests amounted to a call for surrender to foreign troops.
Taliban kill 16 police, 2 civilians in western Afghanistan

Jun 22, 2018 07:05

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 16 police officers and two civilians in the western province of Badghis, officials announced.