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Taliban militants advance on Uruzgan provincial capital
Sep 07, 2016 13:09The 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.
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Amnesty says Kabul attack on aid group constitutes war crime
Sep 06, 2016 14:45Amnesty 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."
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Car bomb explosion hits Afghanistan’s capital Kabul
Sep 06, 2016 03:06A huge explosion has struck Kabul just hours after Taliban-claimed twin bombings left two dozen people dead in the Afghan capital.
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Five killed as two bombs go off near Afghan Defense Ministry
Sep 05, 2016 10:15At 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.
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Road crash kills at least 35 in southern Afghanistan: Official
Sep 04, 2016 02:27Officials 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.
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Pakistan reopens border crossing with Afghanistan
Sep 01, 2016 16:13Pakistan has reopened a main border crossing with Afghanistan which it closed nearly two weeks ago following an anti-Islamabad protest there.
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Car bombing claims two lives in eastern Afghanistan
Sep 01, 2016 08:12At least two people have lost their lives in a car bomb blast outside a government office in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Logar.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to reopen Chaman border crossing
Aug 31, 2016 13:13Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to reopen a key border crossing that was closed for almost two weeks.
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FM urges fight against all terrorist groups
Aug 29, 2016 11:32Foreign 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.
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Roadside bombs kill 9 civilians in Afghanistan
Aug 29, 2016 11:30At least nine civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan.