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Taliban raid kills 10 Afghan troops in Kandahar
May 23, 2017 08:59At least 10 Afghan soldiers have been killed and nine others wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan.
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Two killed as gunmen storm foreign guest house in Afghan capital, Kabul
May 21, 2017 13:46A German female aid worker and an Afghan guard have been killed while a Finnish woman was abducted after gunmen stormed an international guest house in central Kabul, Afghan Interior Ministry says.
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Taliban raid checkpoints, kill 20 policemen in southern Afghanistan
May 21, 2017 10:01Taliban militants have killed at least 20 Afghan policemen and injured more than a dozen others during attacks on checkpoints in Afghanistan’s volatile south.
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Three killed, 30 wounded in Afghan bank attack
May 20, 2017 17:54Gunmen have stormed a bank in southeastern Afghanistan, killing three people and wounding over 30 more, officials say, as the country struggles with a rise in violent attacks.
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Militants attack TV, radio building in Afghanistan
May 17, 2017 09:01Afghan security forces have engaged three gunmen who have attacked a state radio and television building in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province.
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Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban in Kunduz Province
May 16, 2017 07:59Afghan forces have recaptured a key district in the northern province of Kunduz from the Taliban militant group, which has stepped up its deadly attacks against government and civilian targets in recent weeks.
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Iran stresses necessity for preventing formation of terrorist groups in Afghanistan
May 13, 2017 12:06Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has underlined the need for all neighboring countries to support Afghanistan's national sovereignty and prevent creation and growth of terrorist groups in the region.
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Bomb attack claims three civilian lives in Afghan capital
May 13, 2017 07:41At least three civilians have been killed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after their car came under attack with a sticky bomb, the Interior Ministry says.
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Afghan forces kill 12 Daesh terrorists in Nangarhar
May 13, 2017 07:37Afghan security forces have killed at least a dozen terrorists affiliated with the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group operating in the country’s troubled east.
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US officials recommend 3,000 to 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan
May 09, 2017 14:14US military officials and the State Department have recommended sending 3,000 to 5,000 additional troops, including hundreds of Special Operations forces, to Afghanistan, according to American media reports.