Afghanistan

Afghanistan deploys more troops to beef up security in Farah

Mar 14, 2018 13:55

Afghanistan has ordered a beef-up of security in the western province of Farah as more and more troops are deployed to counter a rising threat of Taliban.
Ten Afghan security forces killed in militant attack

Mar 14, 2018 06:02

Militants have attacked a government checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least 10 security forces.
Iran warns of high drug production in Afghanistan

Mar 13, 2018 14:28

Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli warned of the large amount of narcotics produced in Afghanistan, describing it as a threat to the entire world.
US Defense Secretary Mattis makes unannounced visit to Afghan capital

Mar 13, 2018 12:43

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on an unannounced visit.
Taliban likely to miss Afghan peace meeting, says host Uzbekistan

Mar 12, 2018 14:56

The Taliban is likely to miss an Afghan peace conference at which participants are set to call for direct talks between the militant group and the government of President Ashraf Ghani, the Foreign Ministry in Uzbekistan says.
Taliban kill 18 soldiers in Afghanistan's Farah province

Mar 10, 2018 14:17

At least 18 Afghan soldiers have been killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah.
Seven martyred as bombing targets gathering of Shia Hazaras in Afghan capital

Mar 09, 2018 06:12

At least seven people have been martyred and seven more injured in a bomb attack near a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Iran ready to help Afghanistan fight terror: Defense chief

Mar 08, 2018 10:38

Iran’s defense chief says the Islamic Republic supports peace and security in neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, voicing Tehran’s readiness to help the country in its fight against terrorists at Kabul’s request.
US drone strike kills 21 people in Afghanistan

Mar 08, 2018 09:52

Two missiles fired from a US drone have hit an alleged militant compound in Afghanistan, killing 21 people, according to intelligence officials and Taliban commanders in neighboring Pakistan.
Bomber kills religious official, bodyguard in eastern Afghanistan

Mar 07, 2018 16:38

A bomber has killed a senior religious official and his bodyguard and wounded nearly a dozen others in eastern Afghanistan.