Recent News Headlines : Afghanistan - Afghanistan

ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN THAT KILLED 10


The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan that killed 10 people and wounded more than 40... READ MORE

14th May, 2018 0

AT LEAST 15 KILLED AS ATTACKERS SET OFF MULTIPLE BLASTS, ENGAGE IN FIREFIGHT IN JALALABAD


Public health officials said that at least 15 people, including a child, had been killed and 42 wounded... READ MORE

13th May, 2018 2

MULTIPLE BLASTS AND GUN BATTLE IN EASTERN AFGHAN CITY


Afghan security forces inspect a damaged vehicle after blasts in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan May 13, 2018... READ MORE

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MULTIPLE BLASTS HIT EASTERN AFGHAN CITY GUN BATTLE UNDERWAY


Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of blasts in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan May 13, 2018... READ MORE

13th May, 2018 492

TALIBAN KILL DOZENS OF POLICE IN WESTERN AFGHAN PROVINCE


In a separate attack in Farah city, Taliban fighters killed 11 police and seized a large quantity of weapons and equipment, he said... READ MORE

11th May, 2018 93

WILL FATWA BY ISLAMIC SCHOLARS FORCE TALIBAN TO JOIN TALKS?


The Taliban was removed from power in 2001 after US forces invaded Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks in New York... READ MORE

10th May, 2018 2715

SUICIDE BOMBERS, GUNMEN ATTACK KABUL POLICE STATIONS


After an easing of attacks in Kabul in February, Taliban and IS militants have stepped up raids in the city in recent months... READ MORE

10th May, 2018 0

SUICIDE BOMBERS, GUNMEN ATTACK KABUL POLICE STATIONS


After an easing of attacks in Kabul in February, Taliban and IS militants have stepped up raids in the city in recent months... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 0

AFGHANISTAN: ISIL CLAIMS BOMB ATTACKS IN KABUL


A number of gunmen at both sites under attack are engaged with the security forces, Danish said... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 1356

ATTACKERS LAUNCH COORDINATED STRIKES IN AFGHAN CAPITAL WITH BOMBS BULLETS


Smoke is seen near a building after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 9, 2018 in this picture grab obtained from social media video... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 279

AFGHAN ATTACK: THREE SUICIDE BOMBERS STRIKE TWO POLICE STATIONS, WOUNDING 6


The Taliban and Islamic State group, or ISIS, frequently target Afghanistan's Western-backed government and security forces... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 1

AFGHAN POLICE SHOOT WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBER IN KABUL


Dozens of people have been killed in suicide attacks in Kabul in recent weeks, including nine journalists, killed in a blast on April 30... READ MORE

7th May, 2018 34

MORE THAN 50 CASUALTIES FROM BLAST AT MOSQUE IN EAST AFGHANISTAN


The Taliban, which has warned people against taking part in the election process, issued a statement denying any involvement... READ MORE

7th May, 2018 33

DOZENS OF CASUALTIES IN BLAST AT AFGHAN VOTER REGISTRATION CENTRE


Dozens of casualties in blast at Afghan voter registration centre officials... READ MORE

7th May, 2018 0

AFGHANISTAN MOSQUE BLAST KILLS 14 WOUNDS DOZENS


That now seems a very distant prospect, added Glasse, noting that many people in Kabul were frightened to go to any of these voter registration centres ... READ MORE

6th May, 2018 258

TEN JOURNALISTS INCLUDING AFP PHOTOGRAPHER AMONG DOZENS KILLED IN AFGHAN ATTACKS


A double suicide blast in Kabul killed 25 people, including Marai along with at least eight other journalists, and wounded 49... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 1

REMEMBERING THE BBC'S TALENTED AHMAD SHAH


So his father named him after Ahmad Shah Durrani, an 18th Century king and the founder of modern Afghanistan... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 444

A LIFE IN IMAGES: REMEMBERING AFGHAN PHOTOJOURNALIST SHAH MARAI


Photographs from Shah Marai, Afghan photojournalist killed in Kabul... READ MORE

2nd May, 2018 511

'YOU CAN STILL SEE THE SMOKE IN THE PICTURES'


I had been waiting with other journalists to cover an earlier blast. It was a normal scene... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 142

TWIN ISIL SUICIDE BLASTS KILL 29 IN AFGHANISTAN'S KABUL


The series of attacks here in Kabul have made the Afghan capital most dangerous place in Afghanistan to be, Al Jazeera's Glasse said... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 4127

10 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN 'DELIBERATE TARGETING' OF MEDIA


Condemnation poured in from across the world Tuesday after 10 journalists were among dozens killed in attacks in Afghanistan, in what the U.N. described as... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 0

'AFGHAN INTERPRETERS FOR FRENCH ARMY ARE THREATENED AND CONFINED TO THEIR HOMES'


The interpreters who worked for the French army in Afghanistan are under intense pressure, especially from the Taliban... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 589

DEADLIEST DAY FOR AFGHAN JOURNALISTS; 10 KILLED IN TWO ATTACKS


Shah Marai, Agence-France-Presse's AFP chief photographer in Kabul was killed in a secondary explosion following a suicide blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 30, 2018... READ MORE

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TWIN BLASTS IN AFGHAN CAPITAL KILL AT LEAST 26, INCLUDING NINE JOURNALISTS


The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee AFJSC said nine journalists were killed in Kabul, the worst toll for media workers in a single attack in the country... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 2378

TEN JOURNALISTS AMONG DOZENS KILLED IN 'TERRIBLE' AFGHAN ATTACKS


IS has claimed responsibility for two suicide explosions that ripped through Kabul in Afghanistan, leaving dozens dead... READ MORE

1st May, 2018 0

BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET TESTS SECRET 'SPACE COMMUNICATOR' TO DELIVER SELFIES, FACETIME FROM ORBIT


Still, even the Taliban seems taken aback at its rival's appetite for large scale murder... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 58

'A DARK DAY': TRIBUTES FOR JOURNALISTS KILLED IN KABUL


The explosion caused the deadliest day in Afghan media history, a joint statement by The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists AFJ and the country's news organisation said... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 3122

DOUBLE KABUL SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS AT LEAST 25


The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for the double suicide bombing in Kabul. Eight journalists were among the dead... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 48

PHOTOGRAPHER AMONG DEAD IN KABUL BLASTS


Throughout it all Shah Marai was calm, smiling and positive... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 3239

CARNAGE AS POWERFUL TWIN EXPLOSIONS KILL 21 IN CENTRAL KABUL


More than 20 people, including journalists, have been killed after two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 0

Trending News Headlines : Afghanistan

AFGHAN AIR ATTACK 'KILLS CHILDREN' AT KUNDUZ RELIGIOUS SCHOOL


Afghan officials maintained that the people killed in the attack were Taliban fighters... READ MORE

3rd April, 2018 25345

BLAST IN KABUL DEEPENS TOLL OF A LONG WAR


The casualties were another reminder of how badly Afghanistan is bleeding... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 17937

POLICE KILLING OF NAQEEBULLAH MEHSUD ANGERS PAKISTANIS


A native of Makin, once known as the nerve centre of the Pakistan Taliban, Naqeebullah often travelled between Karachi and the tribal district, Alamgir said... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 6378

AFGHAN VOTER CENTRE BLAST KILLS DOZENS


A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 57 people, officials say... READ MORE

23rd April, 2018 6122

FIGHTING HATE IN A CHANGING GERMANY WITH TOURS OF NAZI CAMPS


Neo-Nazis have been emboldened by the arrival of Alternative for Germany, the first far-right party to break into Parliament since World War II... READ MORE

12th March, 2018 5894

NEARLY 100 KILLED IN AMBULANCE BLAST IN AFGHAN CAPITAL KABUL


The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide blast, a week after they claimed an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in which more than 20 people were killed... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 5446

REFUGEE DEPORTED FROM EUROPE INJURED IN KABUL MASSACRE


Last month, having returned to Afghanistan after being deported from Finland, he was injured in a Taliban-claimed massacre in Kabul that killed more than 100 people... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 5212

NEARLY 100 KILLED IN AMBULANCE BLAST IN AFGHAN CAPITAL KABUL


The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide blast, a week after they claimed an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in which more than 20 people were killed... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 4656

SCORES KILLED, WOUNDED IN AMBULANCE BLAST IN AFGHAN CAPITAL KABUL


It is a massacre, said Dejan Panic, coordinator in Afghanistan for the Italian aid group Emergency, which runs a nearby trauma hospital... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 4543

PAKISTAN TALIBAN CHIEF'S SON AMONG 20 KILLED IN 'US DRONE STRIKE'


Son of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mullah Fazlullah killed along with 19 others in drone strike in Afghanistan... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 4414

US PLACES PAKISTAN ON RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM WATCH LIST


The US has placed Pakistan on a watch list for severe violations of religious freedom, amid an escalating war of words between the two countries... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 4395

NEARLY TWO DOZEN AFGHAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN MULTIPLE ATTACKS


At least 18 Afghan soldiers were killed on Saturday in the Bala Boluk district of western Farah province when Taliban fighters stormed an army checkpoint... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 4297

AFGHANISTAN: BLAST IN KABUL'S SHIA AREA KILLS AT LEAST SEVEN


Officials say seven others wounded after suicide bomber blew himself up near a gathering of Afghanistan's Shia minority... READ MORE

9th March, 2018 3910

54 DEAD IN ATTACKS ON VOTER REGISTRATION CENTRES


At least 54 people killed in bombings targeting voter registration centres in Kabul and Baghlan province, officials say... READ MORE

22nd April, 2018 3907

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS AFGHANISTAN, TREMORS FELT IN PAKISTAN


USGS says magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, with tremors felt in Pakistan and India... READ MORE

31st January, 2018 3412

AT LEAST 95 PEOPLE DEAD, 158 WOUNDED IN AFGHAN CAR BOMBING


At least 95 people dead, 158 wounded in Afghan car bombing... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 3367

TRUMP REJECTS PEACE TALKS WITH TALIBAN IN DEPARTURE FROM AFGHAN STRATE


Trump rejects peace talks with Taliban in departure from Afghan strate... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 3363

HEAVY CASUALTIES AFTER OVERNIGHT BATTLE AT KABUL HOTEL


Afghan security forces keep watch as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 21, 2018... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 3177

AT LEAST FIVE DEAD IN ATTACK ON KABUL'S INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL


Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 3175

TALIBAN CLAIMS DEADLY KABUL HOTEL SIEGE


Afghan Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel that left at least five civilians killed and six wounded... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 3165

KABUL INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL SIEGE ENDS, ALL GUNMEN KILLED


An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site of an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan January 20, 2018... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 3123

SUICIDE BOMBER IN AMBULANCE KILLS AT LEAST 95, WOUNDS 158, KABUL OFFICIALS SAY


The audacious bombing came just six days after Taliban fighters stormed a luxury hilltop hotel in Kabul and held it for more than 14 hours, killing 22 people... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 3116

AFGHANISTAN: DOZENS KILLED IN ISIL ATTACK NEAR KABUL UNIVERSITY


At least 29 people have been killed and 52 others wounded in a mid-day explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul... READ MORE

21st March, 2018 2815

DEADLY ISIS ATTACK HITS SAVE THE CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN


Zabihullah Ghazi reported from Jalalabad and Mujib Mashal from Kabul, Afghanistan... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 2575

AFGHAN POLICEMEN KIDNAPPED IN TALIBAN BUS ATTACK


The Taliban official also said that departure of American troops from Afghanistan remains a precondition for the group's talks offer... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 2556

DONALD TRUMP ASKS 'WHY DID YOU WAIT?' AFTER CIA DELAYED DRONE STRIKE TO PREVENT CIVILIAN DEATHS


Mr Trump has made winning on the battlefields of Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan a central tenet of his foreign policy and tough guy identity... READ MORE

6th April, 2018 2267

US LAUDS AFGHAN OFFER TO OPEN TALKS WITH TALIBAN


In January, a BBC study found that the Afghan Taliban directly controlled four percent of the country, but were openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan... READ MORE

7th March, 2018 2081

KABUL MILITARY BASE COMES UNDER ATTACK


Militants have attacked an army base near a military academy in the Afghan capital Kabul... READ MORE

29th January, 2018 2073

PAKISTAN-US TIES TESTED BUT NOT KILLED BY HUGE AID CUT


Because Afghanistan does not accept that the Pakistani Taliban is sitting in Afghanistan... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 1921

STAND-OFF OVER POWERFUL AFGHAN GOVERNOR FORESHADOWS BITTER ELECTION FI


Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of the Balkh province, poses for a photo before an interview in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan January 1, 2018... READ MORE

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