Afghanistan

Taliban militants enter Afghan city

Sep 08, 2016 10:25

Taliban militants have reportedly entered the capital of Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan in an attempt to take control of the city and free fellow militants from a prison there.
Taliban militants advance on Uruzgan provincial capital

Sep 07, 2016 13:09

The capital of Afghanistan's central province of Uruzgan is on the brink of falling into militants’ hands in the wake of an advance by Taliban, who have taken position within a few kilometers of the city.
Amnesty says Kabul attack on aid group constitutes war crime

Sep 06, 2016 14:45

Amnesty International says a recent bombing and shooting attack by militants on the office of an international charity organization in the Afghan capital Kabul constitutes a "war crime."
Car bomb explosion hits Afghanistan’s capital Kabul

Sep 06, 2016 03:06

A huge explosion has struck Kabul just hours after Taliban-claimed twin bombings left two dozen people dead in the Afghan capital.
Five killed as two bombs go off near Afghan Defense Ministry

Sep 05, 2016 10:15

At least 10 people are killed as two explosions claimed by Taliban rip through Afghanistan's capital, officials say as the country continues to grapple with insecurity some 15 years after a US-led invasion.
Road crash kills at least 35 in southern Afghanistan: Official

Sep 04, 2016 02:27

Officials in Afghanistan say a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a fuel tanker has claimed the lives of at least 36 people in the country’s south.
Pakistan reopens border crossing with Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2016 16:13

Pakistan has reopened a main border crossing with Afghanistan which it closed nearly two weeks ago following an anti-Islamabad protest there.
Car bombing claims two lives in eastern Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2016 08:12

At least two people have lost their lives in a car bomb blast outside a government office in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Logar.
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to reopen Chaman border crossing

Aug 31, 2016 13:13

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to reopen a key border crossing that was closed for almost two weeks.
FM urges fight against all terrorist groups

Aug 29, 2016 11:32

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned of the threat of terror acts in the Middle East, urging an all-out campaign against terrorism and extremism.