Blast kills 14 in northern Afghanistan during Ashura
KABUL: At least 14 people were killed on Wednesday in a powerful blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on...
Afghan spy agency declares Taliban leader dead in US drone attack
KABUL: Afghanistan’s spy agency Sunday said Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US bombing raid, the first confirmation from regional officials...
Taliban’s Helmand shadow governor killed in airstrike
KABUL: Shadow governor of Taliban for the southern Helmand province, Sharafuddin Taqi, was killed in an airstrike, Afghan media reported on Saturday.
According to reports,...
Taliban commander Dadullah killed in Zabul clashes
KABUL: A senior Taliban commander and deputy chief of the new splinter group of Taliban, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, has been killed in fighting with...
Pakistan opens Torkham, Chaman borders for Afghan nationals
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has opened its Torkham and Chaman border crossings for three days from today (Monday) to allow the exit of Afghan nationals in...
Three killed, two injured in Kabul blast
KABUL: At least three government employees were killed and two others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in Kabul on Saturday.
According to a foreign...
Gunmen kidnap Afghan election staff, burn voter documents
HERAT, Afghanistan: Gunmen have attacked a voter registration centre in Afghanistan, kidnapping five people, including three election employees, and destroying documents, officials said Wednesday.
The...
Pakistan making sincere efforts to further Afghan peace process: Shehryar
PANJSHIR: State Minister for Sates and Frontier Regions and Narcotics Control, Shehryar Khan Afridi says Pakistan is making all possible efforts to further the...
Two-day US-Afghan Taliban talks begin in Qatar
DOHA: Two-day talks between the US representatives and Afghan Taliban have started in Doha, Qatar on Monday.
In a statement, spokesman for Afghan Taliban Zabihullah...
Taliban attack kills 15 Afghan soldiers in Kunduz
KABUL: In Afghanistan, 13 Afghan soldiers have been killed and nine others injured in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province.
At least nine soldiers...