Afghanistan

Afghan authorities seize truck with 16 tons of explosives in Kabul

Aug 07, 2017 00:32

Afghan intelligence authorities have seized a truck in the capital Kabul carrying more than 16 tons of explosives hidden in boxes marked as poultry feed.
Taliban seize key area in north Afghanistan: Local official

Aug 06, 2017 03:05

The Taliban militants have taken control of a key area in northern Afghanistan after heavy clashes that claimed the lives of at least seven security forces, a provincial official says.
Taliban attack kills foreign trooper in Afghanistan

Aug 04, 2017 04:07

Afghan Taliban militants have killed a foreign soldier and wounded six others in an attack on a NATO patrol north of the Afghan capital of Kabul, the military coalition has confirmed.
Iran, Afghanistan, India stress importance of Chabahar Port

Aug 02, 2017 08:26

Participants of a tripartite meeting between Iranian, Afghan and Indian officials stressed the importance of Iran's Chabahar Port for broadening of trade relations.
Powerful bomb explosion martyrs over 20 Shia Muslims in western Afghanistan

Aug 01, 2017 16:50

More than 20 people have been killed and several others injured in a powerful explosion inside a mosque belonging to Shia Muslims in western Afghanistan.
Afghan forces retake district in Ghor Province from Taliban

Jul 28, 2017 09:44

Afghan ground forces backed by the air force have driven out Taliban militants from a district in Afghanistan’s western Ghor Province after fierce fighting.
Taliban terrorists kill 26 Afghan troops in raid on Kandahar army base

Jul 26, 2017 08:41

Taliban terrorists have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers and injured 30 more in an attack on an army base in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar Province.
Taliban attack leaves 35 dead at hospital in central Afghanistan

Jul 24, 2017 08:49

At least 35 people have been killed when heavily-armed Taliban militants launched a deadly attack on a hospital in Afghanistan’s Central Ghor Province.
Afghanistan says to construct 20 more dams

Jul 10, 2017 09:35

Afghanistan says it plans to construct 20 more dams in face of warnings that the move could undermine life in some of its neighboring countries, specifically Iran.
Pakistani army starts fencing border with Afghanistan

Jul 02, 2017 12:22

Pakistan’s military has begun erecting fencing along the country's porous border with Afghanistan in order to stop cross-border infiltration and improve security in the region.