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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in Nangarhar
Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a morning assault
12 May 2020 3:58 PM
Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul city
The explosions come as authorities are trying to impose a lockdown in the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country
11 May 2020 3:14 PM
Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in Afghanistan
The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan
25 Mar 2020 11:19 AM
Afghanistan: 8 policemen killed in Taliban attack in Balkh
A group of Taliban terrorists attacked and seized control of a police checkpoint on the Mazari Sharif -- Sheberghan highway.
01 Jan 2020 2:56 PM
'Afghanistan and Pakistan jolted by strong 6.1 quake': USGS
The quake could be felt as far away as New Delhi, residents there reported.
20 Dec 2019 9:36 PM
Asghar Afghan returns as Afghanistan captain eight months after sacking
The 31-year-old Afghan, was originally dumped in May, with senior players Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi publicly criticising the decision.
12 Dec 2019 11:28 AM
Asghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain
The decision taken by the ACB's top management officials comes seven months after Asghar was stripped from captaincy across formats.
11 Dec 2019 5:33 PM
Afghan official: 2 intelligence officials shot dead in Kabul
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi says that police were searching for the gunman who carried out the attack early Monday.
02 Dec 2019 4:26 PM
Taliban release two Western hostages in Afghanistan
There was no immediate comment from the US embassy in Afghanistan.
19 Nov 2019 5:13 PM
14 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan airstrike
The statement further said that the slain terrorists have been involved in a series of anti-government activities.
19 Nov 2019 4:33 PM
Pakistan embassy in Kabul closes visa section amid tensions
The spokesman told AFP that the consular section typically processes about 1,500 visa applications a day.
04 Nov 2019 1:55 PM
Afghan official: Kabul to probe Pakistan security complaint
Afghanistan and Pak have an uneasy relationship, with Kabul blaming Islamabad for supporting the Taliban in the country's protracted war.
04 Nov 2019 1:21 PM
US envoy visit over restarting peace talk, say Afghan officials
Khalilzad's visit to Kabul follows a meeting in Moscow he held with representatives of China, Russia, and Pakistan
27 Oct 2019 5:29 PM
Afghan special forces killed 16 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in operations
Meanwhile, in Wardak province, the Special Forces killed two Taliban terrorists, arrested six others in Jaghatu district.
19 Oct 2019 2:42 PM
Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan
The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades.
14 Oct 2019 4:36 PM
3 mortar rounds land near Kabul's Parliament building
The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades, with all the peace initiatives having failed until now.
14 Oct 2019 2:33 PM
10 killed in attack on bus in east Afghanistan: Government official
'The bomb was placed in a motorcycle. Unfortunately, 10 civilians including a child were killed,' said Nangarhar governor spokesman.
07 Oct 2019 7:43 PM
Attacks, fraud fears dampen turnout in Afghan election
Afghans voted Saturday in the first round of a presidential race.
30 Sep 2019 10:26 AM
15 wounded as bomb explodes at Afghanistan polling station, voting underway
The vote marks the culmination of a bloody election campaign between President Ghani and his bitter rival Abdullah Abdullah.
28 Sep 2019 11:31 AM
Ex-South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener appointed as Afghanistan head coach
Klusener will succeed Phil Simmons, whose tenure with the team came to an end.
28 Sep 2019 9:32 AM
Columns
Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states
The ongoing disengagement is a setback to India’s strategic interests
Apparently, the traffic earnings of the railways dropped by 58 per cent at the end of May as compared to the corresponding period last year
China’s pre-meditated aggression all around its neighbourhood is a matter of deep concern
