Afghanistan

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.
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in 1st major raid after truce

Jun 20, 2018 12:29

Taliban militants have launched multiple attacks in western Afghanistan, capturing a military base and killing at least 30 soldiers, only two days after the militants announced the end of a three-day ceasefire.
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in 1st major raid after truce

Jun 20, 2018 05:19

Taliban militants have launched multiple attacks in western Afghanistan, capturing a military base and killing at least 30 soldiers, only two days after the militants announced the end of a three-day ceasefire.
Peace marchers arrive in Afghan capital as Taliban end truce

Jun 18, 2018 07:27

After walking hundreds of kilometers across Afghanistan, dozens of peace marchers have arrived in the capital, Kabul, just as the Taliban militant group ends a ceasefire agreement and resumes its attacks.
Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 32 as Taliban reject ceasefire extension

Jun 17, 2018 14:52

A bomb attack has killed at least 32 people in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar amid an announcement by the Taliban militants that they would not extend their temporary ceasefire with Afghan security forces and that fighting would resume in the crisis-hit country.