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Taliban storm Afghan court, kill 6 people
Taliban insurgents stormed a court in the Afghan city of Ghazni on Wednesday, clashing with the police for at least an hour in an attack in which 10 people, including all four of the militants, were k
02 Jun 2016 2:29 AM
Restoration starts at Kabul’s war-battered Darul Palace
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday launched restoration work at Kabul’s historic Darul Aman Palace, whose bombed out ruins have long symbolised the suffering caused by decades of conflict.
01 Jun 2016 1:47 AM
Number of Afghans fleeing war doubles to 1.2 million, says amnesty
Civilians are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Afghanistan's worsening conflict as Taliban step up their annual spring offensive.
31 May 2016 2:08 PM
1.2 million Afghans internally displaced by war: Amnesty International
The report says many of the internally displaced live in horrific conditions on the brink of survival.
31 May 2016 11:57 AM
Afghan Taliban appoints Mullah Mansour successor
The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new chief, elevating a low-profile religious figure after officially confirming the death of Mullah Mansour in a US drone stri
26 May 2016 3:44 AM
New chief Akhundzada a scholar, not soldier
Religious scholar Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, named Wednesday as the Afghan Taliban’s new leader, was a senior judge during the insurgent group’s five-year rule over Afghanistan and issued many of
26 May 2016 3:42 AM
Peace deal likely with militant group in Afghan
The Afghan government is expected to finalise a peace deal with a notorious militant insurgent group within days, marking a breakthrough in attempts to end the 15-year war, an official and a represent
15 May 2016 6:59 AM
Afghan govt to forge peace deal with insurgent group
Such a deal would mark a much-needed success for Ghani in forging peace with insurgent groups fighting to overthrow the administration.
14 May 2016 5:03 PM
Afghan President blasts Pak Taliban ‘slaves’
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inspects a guard of honour at the Parliament compound before a joint meeting of the National Assembly in Kabu. (Photo: AFP)
26 Apr 2016 6:53 AM
Kabul suicide blast death toll rises to 64
The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest militant assault in the Afghan capital for years.
21 Apr 2016 6:26 AM
Taliban hit Kabul, 30 killed
Hundreds hurt as Taliban truck bomb detonated near defence ministry.
20 Apr 2016 1:12 AM
Flash floods kill 38 in Afghanistan
Afghan officials say flash floods in northern provinces have killed at least 38 people overnight.
19 Apr 2016 6:55 AM
UN: Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare escalates
Child casualties have soared in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban stepped up attacks in urban areas, the United Nations said on Sunday, branding the figures “appalling”.
18 Apr 2016 6:14 AM
Taliban announce spring offensive
The Afghan Taliban announced Tuesday the start of their “spring offensive” even as the government in Kabul tries to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict.
13 Apr 2016 3:01 AM
Zari, new female puppet, joins Afghan Sesame Street
Afghan puppeteer Mansoora Shirzad (right) records a segment with Sesame Street’s new character, a six-year-old Afghan girl called Zari, during a recording session for her first appearance on the local production of the show in Kabul. (Photo: AP)
10 Apr 2016 1:11 AM
ISIS is on the run in Afghan: Ashraf Ghani
Afghanistan’s President declared on Tuesday that Islamic State militants are “on the run” in his country, following a massive military operation that included elite commando units which drove the insu
16 Mar 2016 6:22 AM
Afghan women's radio returns after Taliban attack
Radio Shaesta had sought to educate women about their rights and address taboo subjects like reproductive health and domestic violence.
08 Mar 2016 1:46 PM
UNDP to blackout photos on website for International Women’s Day
A United Nations agency in Afghanistan plans to stop publishing photographs on its website to highlight the plight of Afghan women ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, a UN official said on
07 Mar 2016 3:21 AM
Taliban refuse to join peace talks
The Taliban on Saturday refused to hold direct peace talks with the Afghan government, dealing a blow to international efforts to revive long-stalled negotiations aimed at ending the deadly 14-year in
06 Mar 2016 4:55 AM
Afghan troops pull out of more posts in south
Afghan forces have pulled back from strongpoints in the southern province of Uruzgan, continuing a withdrawal which began in February when they abandoned two districts in the neighboring province of H
03 Mar 2016 3:11 AM
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