Afghanistan

Iran FM meets Russian counterpart, Afghan president in Tashkent

Jun 24, 2016 13:26

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Two die in blast near police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar

Jun 22, 2016 16:22

Two people have been killed in a bomb explosion that struck near a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s conflict-stricken eastern province of Nangarhar.
Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to reach border deal

Jun 20, 2016 15:37

Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the porous border between the two countries.
Bombing kills 14 in Afghan's capital

Jun 20, 2016 03:44

At least 14 people have been killed and eight others wounded in a bomb explosion targeting Nepalese security guards in the Afghan capital city of Kabul.
US drone strike leaves eight dead in north Afghanistan

Jun 19, 2016 04:38

At least eight people have been killed in a drone strike by US forces in Afghanistan’s Northern Province of Kunduz.
Iran bemoans scant global aid over Afghan refugees

Jun 18, 2016 15:03

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the insufficient international aid over the Afghan refugees in the country, stressing the importance of preparing the ground for their voluntary return to Afghanistan.
People in Afghanistan feel less secure than before: Pentagon

Jun 18, 2016 11:43

A new report by the US Defense Department says people in Afghanistan feel less secure than at any recent time.
Pakistan reopens Afghan border crossing

Jun 18, 2016 09:15

Pakistan has reopened a border crossing on the Afghan frontier that had been temporarily closed following deadly clashes between the two sides’ border troops.
One killed as Afghan-Pakistan clashes resume

Jun 15, 2016 07:46

An Afghan border guard has been killed and five others have been injured in fresh clashes at a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan official says.
Taliban peel Afghan man alive, gouge out his eyes in Afghanistan

Jun 14, 2016 09:21

Taliban terrorists have peeled the skin of a young Afghan man off his body before killing him in central Afghanistan over the alleged involvement of his kin in the murder of a militant commander.