Afghanistan

Taliban vow 'serious revenge' after deadly aerial attack in northeast Afghanistan

Apr 05, 2018 14:08

The Taliban militant group has vowed to "take serious revenge" after a recent Afghan airstrike on a religious school (madrasa) killed dozens of people, including children in northeastern Province of Kunduz.
Afghanistan admits civilians killed in Kunduz airstrike

Apr 04, 2018 07:57

Afghan officials have admitted that an earlier airstrike on a gathering of Taliban militants in the northern province of Kunduz has also killed civilians, including children.
Senior Taliban commanders killed in Afghan airstrike in Kunduz

Apr 03, 2018 00:09

An Afghan airstrike targeting a gathering of Taliban representatives in the northern province of Kunduz has caused multiple casualties, officials and local residents say.
Iran ready to coop. with Uzbekistan to establish peace in Afghanistan

Mar 30, 2018 12:07

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the Islamic Republic is ready to assist Uzbekistan in establishing peace and security in Afghanistan.
Withdrawal of foreign troops could promote Afghan peace efforts: Iran

Mar 28, 2018 07:35

A senior Iranian official says military solutions have proved futile in resolving the Afghanistan conflict, and that only a withdrawal of foreign forces could promote efforts to restore calm to the war-torn Asian state.
One killed, 8 wounded in bomb attack near mosque in Afghanistan

Mar 25, 2018 08:51

Two attackers struck a mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Shia Muslims.
Embassy says NATO claim of Russian support for Taliban 'idle gossip'

Mar 25, 2018 08:49

Russia has denied as "idle gossip" recent accusations by NATO's top commander in Afghanistan that Moscow had been backing and providing weapons to the Taliban militant group.
Blast kills at least 14 in southern Afghanistan

Mar 24, 2018 00:52

An explosion has killed and injured scores of people in the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's restive south, officials say.
Iran condemns suicide bombing in Kabul

Mar 22, 2018 03:46

The Islamic Republic of Iran condemned suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul strongly during Nowruz festivities.
About 26 dead, 18 wounded in bomb blast near Afghan capital shrine

Mar 21, 2018 06:25

At least 26 people have been killed after Daesh terrorists carried out a bomb attack near a shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul where people had gathered to celebrate Nowruz marking the start of the Persian New Year.