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Afghan police stand outside a voter registration centre which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo:AP )World
Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast, the group's Amaq news agency said.

22 April 2018 1:56 PM IST

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Sales of Afghanistan's renowned carpets unravel as war intensifies

Legend holds that Alexander the Great sent a carpet from the area to his mother.

13 April 2018 9:45 AM IST

Afghan farmers harvest rose petals from a rose garden near Jalalabad in the Dara-i-Noor district of Nangarhar province. (Photo: AFP)World
Guns and roses: Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan enjoy sweet smell of...

The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies.

24 July 2018 12:07 AM IST

Buddhist artefacts were destroyed 18 years ago by the Taliban in Afghanistan. (Photo: Representational/ Pexels)Life
Buddhist artefacts are being reinstated in Aghanistan

Afghan museum restores Buddhist history, one broken piece at a time.

15 Oct 2019 8:56 PM IST

The blast took place in Police District 3 (PD3) area in the city. (Photo: ANI)World
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...

14 Oct 2019 2:33 PM IST

A top US senator has accused Pakistan of supporting terror groups like the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and harbouring terrorists belonging to these groups in the war-torn country. (Photo: Twitter/ SenatorHassan)World
Top US Senator blames Pak of supporting Taliban, al-Qaeda in...

The senator made the statement ahead of her meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that took place on Friday.

13 Oct 2019 11:25 AM IST

And before he became Asim Umar, he was Sana-ul-Haq, a peasants son from Uttar Pradesh, who disappeared from his home in 1995 to begin his new life in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)India
South Asia Qaeda chief and India-born terrorist killed on joint...

Before he became one of the world's most dangerous terrorists, Umar was the author of several best-selling jihadist...

11 Oct 2019 2:56 PM IST

Umar, who was in early 40s, was designated as a \global terrorist\ by the US which placed the AQIS on the list of \foreign terrorist organisation\ in 2016. (Photo: ANI)World
Al-Qaeda's South Asia chief killed in Afghanistan: report

Asim Umar, who led the AQIS from its formation in 2014, was killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban compound.

9 Oct 2019 12:52 PM IST

Abu Salem planned and executed the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai.World
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...

7 Oct 2019 7:43 PM IST

The judges referenced Trumps infamous boast of 2016 that he could shoot somebody in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters. (Photo: AP)World
Trump on surprise Thanksgiving visit in Afghan, says talks with...

The President referred to his September announcement to abruptly withdraw from peace talks after the Taliban killed a US...

29 Nov 2019 9:38 AM IST

The United States earlier this year reached a deal with the Taliban to pull troops from Afghanistan and wind down Americas longest war. (Representational Image)World
US backs India's role in Afghanistan as it looks to withdraw troops

India one of the backers of Afghanistan's govt, contributing more than USD 3 bn since 2001 US-led invasion toppled...

22 Nov 2019 8:39 AM IST

The Women and Child Development Ministry proposed to remove the time limit for reporting child sexual abuse cases and the Law Ministry has agreed to it. What difference can it make?World
Indian charged with sexual abuse while working as US military...

US military authorities in Afghan arrested Naik on November 8 and his initial appearance was held before US Magistrate...

19 Nov 2019 11:21 AM IST

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