Tag: Afghanistan
Roadside bomb hits US Army vehicle
US Army vehicle in southern Afghanistan has been hit a Taliban roadside bomb, officials reported on Saturday, with no immediate…
Updated: Afghan woman, militants die in car bombing of US base
Several militants and one Afghan woman were killed and 62 civilians wounded after militants launched bomb attacks outside the south…
Rice Production: “Afghanistan will soon be self-sufficient”
Afghan Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday said the country is moving towards achieving self-sufficiency in rice…
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha
The United States resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald…
Afghanistan receives $52.5m grant from World Bank
The World Bank provided a grant of 52.5 million dollars for an Afghan Gas Project that would provide a sustainable…
Gunmen open fire on Army vehicle, kill 4 judges
Four judges were killed in an alleged Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s central province of Logar, officials said on Thursday.
Terrorists kill 62 in mosque bombing
No fewer than 62 people, including children were killed in a bombing attack in an Afghan mosque on Friday.
Air raids kills 21 militants in Afghanistan
At least 21 militants were on Friday killed in the northern and eastern region of Afghanistan as the Defense Ministry…
Taliban poll warning: Pakistan shuts border crossings with Afghanistan
Pakistan on Friday closed all border crossings with Afghanistan in a bid to improve security ahead of presidential elections in…
Explosion hits eastern Afghanistan during President Ghani’s rally
Casualties were feared after an explosion struck an election campaign rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province on Tuesday.
Taliban to end 18-year old war with U.S
The Taliban is willing to sign the “finalized agreement with the U.S.,” the militant organization’s deputy head of political office…
Taliban threatens to kill more Americans after Trump snub
President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while…
2 new polio cases reported from inaccessible areas
Two fresh polio cases had been detected in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday.
Afghan president’s main challenger ready to quit
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s main challenger in September’s election has said he is ready to abandon his bid for power…
U.S close to a deal with Taliban, Kabul regime in the dark
The US and the Taliban are "close" to a deal that would see the Pentagon slash troop numbers in Afghanistan,…
We’re considering complete closure of Airspace to India – Pakistan PM
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said the country is considering a complete closure of its air space to India and…
63 bombed to death at wedding party
A suicide bomber turned a wedding celebration into horror and carnage, after targeting a packed wedding hall, killing at least…
US nears peace deal with Taliban
The United States is hoping for a breakthrough as talks with the Taliban resumed in Doha on Saturday in a…
Death toll from Afghan varsity blast hits 8 – Official
The death toll from the blast near the Kabul University in Afghanistan on Friday has risen to eight, an official…
Afghan radio station shuts down after threats over women presenters
A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander objecting women to…
Forces Kill 16 Talibans in Northern Afghanistan
Afghan security forces have killed 16 militants of the Taliban radical movement and injured another 10 fighters during a clash…
U.S. member of NATO’s Support Mission killed in Afghanistan
A United States member of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission was on Saturday killed in Afghanistan, officials said. The mission, which…
Teen suicide bomber kills 5 at wedding party
Tragedy struck on Friday when a suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar,…
Mortar shell hits market in N. Afghanistan, 6 killed, 30 wounded
A mortar shell hit a market in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, killing at least six people and injuring more than…
Car bomb wounds 65 in Kabul rush hour, fatalities feared
Dozens of people were wounded with fatalities feared as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early Monday and gunmen battled…
Flash flood kills 20 in Afghanistan
At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes…
Afghanistan presidential election to hold July 20
The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) has set July 20 as a new date for the country’s fourth presidential elections,…
Taliban attack kills 11 Security Personnel in Afghanistan
No fewer than 11Security Personnel were killed and 12 others injured after the Taliban insurgents attacked a military base in…
Terror attacks kill 273 Afghan civilians in October
Up to 273 Afghan civilians were killed and 550 others injured in separate incidents and terrorist attacks in October, a…
Suicide bomber kills self, 6 others
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan’s largest prison on Wednesday, killing at least six people,…