Afghanistan

Afghan villagers mourn dead amid earthquake rubble

Jun 23, 2022 09:34

Villagers mourned the dead and took stock of the damage caused by a massive earthquake in Afghanistan which has killed at least 1000, local media reported on Thursday, June 23.
Taliban urge US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets after quake

Jun 23, 2022 03:31

The Taliban have urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets after a powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region in the east of the impoverished country.
Afghan earthquake: Iran sends two aid shipments as death toll crosses 1,000

Jun 22, 2022 10:14

Following the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday, which has so far claimed more than 1,000 lives, Iran expressed condolences and pledged full support to the neighboring country.
Strong earthquake kills at least 950 people in Afghanistan

Jun 22, 2022 03:04

At least 950 people have been killed and many more injured after a strong earthquake struck remote parts of southeastern Afghanistan, according to disaster management officials.
Burkina Faso announces military zones ahead of anti-militant operations

Jun 21, 2022 16:37

Burkina Faso's army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large "military interest zones" ahead of a series of planned operations against militants and the armed combatants operating across the West African nation.
Scores killed, injured in attack on market in eastern Afghanistan: UN

Jun 21, 2022 01:30

The UN mission in Afghanistan says scores of people have been killed and wounded in a powerful bomb explosion at a busy market in the country’s troubled east.
Car explosion in Afghanistan’s Kabul kills two

Jun 20, 2022 01:08

At least two people have been killed in an explosion that hit a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, officials say.
Deadly blasts hit Sikh temple in Afghan capital a day after attack on mosque

Jun 18, 2022 06:50

Three explosions have hit a busy road in the Afghan capital city of Kabul, leaving at least one dead and three others injured.
One killed as explosion hits mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province

Jun 17, 2022 11:14

Local sources in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province say an explosion took place inside a mosque in the village of Al-Bardi in the Imam Sahib district of the province.
Report: US air force clears crew of plane that took off with Afghans on outside of aircraft

Jun 15, 2022 01:26

The US Air Force has cleared of any wrongdoing the flight crew of an American military cargo plane that Afghan civilians desperately clamored to hang onto during the chaotic withdrawal of US occupation forces from the war-torn country.