Afghanistan

Consulate attack won't alter Berlin's attitude toward assisting Afghanistan: Official

Nov 11, 2016 15:58

Germany has said a recent attack on its consulate in Afghanistan will not alter the necessity of Berlin’s commitment to extending humanitarian aid to the war-tattered country.
Mortar fire kills 12 in wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan

Nov 04, 2016 03:46

At least 12 people have lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries after a mortar shell landed in a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan’s Northern Province of Faryab, officials say.
US-led airstrike kills at least 30 civilians in northern Afghanistan

Nov 03, 2016 10:41

At least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, have lost their lives in Afghanistan in an airstrike carried out by the so-called US-led military alliance in the country’s volatile north.
Six civilians killed in bombing attack in east Afghanistan

Oct 31, 2016 11:54

At least six people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in a bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Mortar attack kills seven civilians in northern Afghanistan

Oct 31, 2016 03:07

A mortar attack by suspected militants has claimed the lives of at least seven civilians in northern Afghanistan.
Two top al-Qaeda leaders killed in northeastern Afghanistan

Oct 27, 2016 10:57

Afghanistan's spy agency says two top al-Qaeda leaders were killed in a drone airstrike in the country’s troubled northeastern region.
Daesh terrorists kill 30 Afghan civilians: Local officials

Oct 26, 2016 05:48

Members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have killed around 30 civilians, including children, in the central Afghan Province of Ghor, Afghan officials say.
Opium cultivation spread in Afghanistan in 2016: UN office

Oct 23, 2016 05:19

Afghanistan’s cultivation of opium poppy for drugs has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, says a United Nations (UN) agency, as the Taliban militants regain ground in the country.
UN warns of worsening displacement crisis in Afghanistan

Oct 21, 2016 03:45

The United Nations has warned that escalated fighting across Afghanistan could displace many more people, lamenting that international support is not enough to handle the unfolding crisis.
UN concerned about continuing rise in Afghan child casualties

Oct 19, 2016 17:38

The United Nations has expressed deep concerns over the continuing rise in the number of children killed or wounded in Afghanistan, renewing calls for the protection of Afghan children.