Kabul Attack

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The U.S. military said five rockets targeted the airport on Monday morning and that U.S. forces on the airfield used a defensive system to intercept them. (AP Photo)

Islamic State group claims latest Kabul attack

The attack did not halt the steady stream of U.S. military C-17 cargo jets taking off and landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport

30 Aug 2021 7:26 PM

Smoke rises from a rocket attack during Independence Day celebrations at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. — AP photo

Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

No militant group claimed responsibility for the attack and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage

18 Aug 2020 1:23 PM

Afghan and foreign security personnel stand guard in front of a hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul. (AP)

US blames Islamic State on Kabul maternity hospital attack

Afghan president orders military to switch to “offensive mode” against the Taliban following the hospital attack and another suicide bombing

15 May 2020 12:18 PM

File image of an Afghan securityman standing guard on a Kabul road. (AFP)

Three killed in suicide attack on Afghan military base; Taliban blamed

Attacks takes place day after defense minister and commander of U.S. forces visit facility.

29 Apr 2020 1:40 PM

Afghan families leave the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo

Kabul attack: ISIS claims responsibility

The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE intelligence group

25 Mar 2020 3:44 PM

It was the latest incident in a blood-soaked week that saw militants delivers crippling blows to government forces across Afghanistan. (Photo: Representational)

Gunmen attack Afghan intelligence training centre in Kabul

'Clashes are ongoing and the area is cordoned off by the Afghan security forces,' said Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai.

16 Aug 2018 1:32 PM

All three were foreign nationals working for food and catering services company, Sodexo, in the Afghan capital, Kabul. (Representational image/AP)

Indian among 3 foreigners abducted, killed in Kabul: Police

Abducted near Pul-e-Charkhi in eastern outskirts of Kabul, their bodies were found in a car parked in Mussahi district in southern Kabul.

02 Aug 2018 2:13 PM

Afghan security personnel carry an injured comrade after an attack near the Kabul International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Blast hits Kabul airport on return of exiled Afghan vice prez Dostum; 11 dead

Senior govt officials, political leaders, supporters were leaving airport after greeting ethnic Uzbek leader when explosion happened.

22 Jul 2018 9:30 PM

The Secretary-General extended his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. (Photo: File)

UN chief outraged by deadly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

UN chief said the attacks on journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day is a 'direct assault on the freedom of expression'.

01 May 2018 12:19 PM

The hotel attack was followed by a Taliban-claimed ambulance bombing on January 27 in the Afghan capital that claimed over 100 lives. (photo: AFP)

ISI trained terrorist involved in Kabul hotel attack: Afghanistan envoy

Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Mahmoud Saikal, made the serious allegation against the ISI in a tweet on Sunday.

30 Jan 2018 3:05 PM

On January 20, Taliban fighters stormed Kabul's landmark Intercontinental hotel and killed at least 25 people, the majority foreigners, in an ordeal lasting more than 12 hours. (Photo: AP)

Kabul on edge: Gunmen attack military base, multiple casualties

Kabul remains on high alert as the city braces for further attacks.

29 Jan 2018 9:23 AM

An assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital killed at least 22 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Kabul hotel attack shows need to deal with issue of safe havens: India

India strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the external affairs ministry said on Sunday.

22 Jan 2018 5:47 PM

Afghan security personnel stand guard as black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul. Gunmen stormed the hotel and set off a 12-hour gun battle with security forces that continued into Sunday morning. (Photo: AP)

22 dead in attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental hotel: officials

The attack ended after more than 12 hours on Sunday with all six terrorists killed by Afghan forces, aided by Norwegian troops.

22 Jan 2018 2:35 PM

At least four gunmen attacked Kabul's landmark Intercontinental Hotel. (Photo: AFP/Twitter)

Attack under way on Kabul luxury hotel: officials

Ministry of interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed that several attackers had entered the hotel and one has been killed.

21 Jan 2018 1:54 AM

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Brussels on November 7, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Nato to increase troop presence in Afghanistan by 3,000

Around half the new troops will come from the United States.

07 Nov 2017 6:39 PM

Afghan policemen keep vigil outside Shamshad TV which was attacked by gunmen in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

At least 2 killed in ISIS-claimed attack on Kabul TV station, several injured

The station reported that one attacker blew himself up at the gate. Another attacker went inside and shot at staff.

07 Nov 2017 3:43 PM

Afghan security personnel take position near the Shamshad TV station after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Gunmen storm Kabul TV station, throw grenades in ongoing attack

‘I saw three attackers on security cameras entering the TV station building,’ an employee said.

07 Nov 2017 12:51 PM

Afghanistan’s Farid Malik at a training session. (Photo: AFP)

Afghanistan says no to Pakistan matches

The Kabul match, set for July or August, would have been followed by a fixture in Pakistan and a full series at an unspecified date.

03 Jun 2017 1:55 AM

Trump speaks to Afghan President on phone, condemns Kabul attack

At least 90 people were killed and hundreds wounded when a massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter during rush hour.

01 Jun 2017 9:35 AM

Afghan children walk past security force personnel as they leave a village during an operation against ISIS in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. (Photo; AFP)

German among two killed, Finn kidnapped in Kabul

20 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban storms their outposts.

22 May 2017 3:06 AM

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