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The attacks are seen as strengthening the Taliban's negotiating position in the talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. (Photo: File | AFP)

Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy affirms closeness of deal

The attack Sunday comes a day after the Taliban attacked Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's largest cities and killed at least 16 people.

01 Sep 2019 10:58 AM

Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city

The attack comes as US and Taliban negotiators continue a ninth round of talks in Doha.

31 Aug 2019 8:22 PM

Following in the steps of his father (R), the younger Ahmad Massoud wants to build a grand coalition of anti-Taliban elements. (Photo: AFP)

Son of famed Afghan commander Massoud steps into spotlight

After father’s death, Massoud finished his schooling in Iran then moved to UK to train as an officer at the Sandhurst military academy.

28 Aug 2019 2:52 PM

The death toll in Kabul terror attack, which targetted a wedding ceremony, rose to 81, Wahid Mayar, a spokesman for the Afghanistan Public Health Ministry told Sputnik on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll mounts to 81 in Kabul wedding blast

An explosion rocked the west of Kabul on August 17 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wedding reception.

22 Aug 2019 2:26 PM

Among the 160 people wounded at the wedding blast, many are in critical condition, some not well enough to undergo surgery, said a second senior interior ministry official. (Photo: AP)

Death toll of Afghan wedding blast rises to 80: Officials

The initial death toll after the Saturday night blast was 63, but some of the wounded had died in hospital.

21 Aug 2019 1:44 PM

Star spinner Rashid Khan will captain Afghanistan in the one-off Test against Bangladesh besides the T20 tri-series also featuring Zimbabwe. (Photo: AFP)

Rashid Khan to captain Afghanistan in Bangladesh

Rashid was named Afghanistan skipper following the team's winless campaign at the World Cup last month.

20 Aug 2019 8:30 PM

The ISIS had claimed the responsibility for carrying out the heinous blast. (Photo: ANI)

Multiple blasts in Afghanistan leave 66 injured

The incident comes two days after the wedding hall suicide blast in Kabul that claimed the lives of 63 people and injured 180 others.

19 Aug 2019 4:55 PM

‘Women and children are among those killed and wounded in the blast,’ Afghan Interior Ministry spokesperson Nusrat Rahimi had said. (Photo: Representative)

Second blast rattles Afghanistan, 9 dead in Balkh

The deceased were shifted to the district hospital and families of the victims were informed about the attack, Qadiri said.

18 Aug 2019 5:30 PM

A security meeting has been called by Ghani in the wake of the attack. (Photo: AP)

Afghan President Ghani condemns 'inhumane' Kabul wedding hall blast

Slamming the Taliban for denying their involvement in the explosion, Ghani said the group encourages terrorists to carry out such attacks.

18 Aug 2019 2:12 PM

At least 40 people were killed and 100 suffered injuries in an explosion in Darulaman area of Kabul city on Saturday (local time), Tolo news cited a source. (Representational Image)

63 killed, 182 injured in explosion at wedding in Kabul

Sources and eyewitnesses said that the hall was packed with guests when the explosion rattled the vicinity.

18 Aug 2019 9:28 AM

Earlier, Shahzad was ruled out of the World Cup on June 7 due to a knee injury. However, he said that his injury was not severe and it is the board which needed to be blamed for his withdrawal from the team. (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan Cricket Board suspends Mohammad Shahzad

As per ACB's policies, any player travelling out of the country is required to seek the permission of ACB.

10 Aug 2019 8:45 PM

18 killed, at least 100 wounded in Kabul attack, Taliban takes responsibility

A health ministry spokesman said wounded people had been taken to hospitals. Most were civilians, including women and children, he said.

07 Aug 2019 2:02 PM

The blast occurred at around 5:30 pm (local time) in Kabul's police district 4 (PD4). (Photo: Representational)

2 people killed in IED blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

The wounded include two employees of the private Afghani TV network.

04 Aug 2019 7:56 PM

At least three soldiers lost their lives in clashes after a border force camp in Taluqan here was attacked by armed militants overnight. (Representational Image)

3 soldiers, 5 militants killed in Afghanistan military camp attack

The detainees were found to be involved in terror crimes in the past.

04 Aug 2019 3:35 PM

The explosion occurred in the Shawiz area when a bus carrying dozens of passengers was en route to Farah province from Herat, an official of Herat hospital, Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammadi. (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan: 34 killed, 17 injured in blast on highway

The blast came a day after three children were killed and 23 others were injured in a suicide attack at a busy market in Kandahar province.

31 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

Afghan army spokesperson Mohammad Hanif Rezai said that the government forces targetted the Taliban hideouts in the Qurgan Tepa area located near the provincial capital Pol-e-Khomri. (Photo: File)

56 Taliban terrorists, including 7 group commanders killed in Afghanistan

Provincial police spokesman also confirmed the operations, saying that more than 50 Taliban terrorists have been killed in the crackdown.

31 Jul 2019 12:29 PM

Atleast 28 killed in highway blast: Afghanistan

More details awaited.

31 Jul 2019 10:31 AM

Deadly violence marred the start of Afghanistan's election season on the weekend, after President Ashraf Ghani insisted 'peace is coming' to the war-torn nation. (Representational Image)

20 dead as violence mars Afghan election season

A 27-year-old said he won't be voting as he has lost faith since 2014 election that was mired in allegations of fraud and ballot stuffing.

29 Jul 2019 3:31 PM

The attack, which continued for six hours, left 50 others injured. At least 16 people were civilians among killed. (Photo: ANI)

Toll in terror attack on Saleh office rises to 20

The explosion took place at Shaheed Circle in Kabul's Police District 4 (PD4) at around 4:40 pm (local time) on Sunday.

29 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

Saleh was reportedly hit by shrapnel before being safely evacuated from office. (Photo: File)

India strongly condemns attack on Afghan VP candidate's office

Afghanistan Interior Ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said that the attack which targeted the Green Trend party headquarters in Kabul.

29 Jul 2019 1:00 PM

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