Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Kunduz attack may amount to war crime - UN Human Rights chief

The US military said it launched an attack around the time a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) charity hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was hit by

03/10/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan government claims terrorists were hiding in hospital hit by air strike

The medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says an air strike that hit a hospital in northern Afghanistan went on for at least half an hour after

03/10/2015

Afghanistan

At least 19 killed as air strike hits clinic in northern Afghanistan

The medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says at least 19 people have been killed after an air strike hit a clinic in northern Afghanistan

03/10/2015

Afghanistan

19 reported killed in air strike on hospital in Afghanistan

An aerial bombing has killed at least 19 people at a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Afghan city of Konduz. According to the aid

03/10/2015

Afghanistan

Médecins Sans Frontières staff killed after suspected US airstrike on Afghan hospital

03/10/2015

Afghanistan

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, killing 11

A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in eastern Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday, killing all 11 people on board.

02/10/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan army 'recaptures Kunduz' from the Taliban

It has taken days but Afghan officials say government troops have recaptured much of the strategic northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban. The

01/10/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan forces face tough task in retaking Kunduz from the Taliban

The battle for Kunduz raged for a third day on Wednesday. But as Afghan government forces try to retake the city that has fallen to the Taliban, they

30/09/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan and US forces launch offensive to retake Kunduz from Taliban

Afghan forces backed by US aircraft have launched a counter-offensive to retake the city of Kunduz. The provincial capital was overrun by Taliban

29/09/2015

Afghanistan

Kunduz: Afghan special forces sent to city stormed by the Taliban

Afghan special forces are being deployed to the strategically-important city of Kunduz, where heavy fighting is underway. Taliban forces have seized

28/09/2015

Afghanistan

Nato denies 'blind eye' policy over child abuse by Afghan militias

A top Nato commander in Afghanistan has denied reports that American troops were ordered to ignore the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan militias

22/09/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan suicide bomb attack kills at least 4

At least four people have died and over 40 were injured in a truck bomb attack west of the Afghan capital, police report. A suicide bomber allegedly

16/09/2015

Afghanistan

UNHCR presents Aqeela Asifi with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has named Afghan refugee Aqeela Asifi its 2015 Nansen Refugee Award winner. She was recognised for devoting her time to

15/09/2015

Afghanistan

Hundreds reportedly escape as Taliban storms Afghan prison

The Taliban has stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, freeing over 400 inmates, officials say.

14/09/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban free hundreds in prison raid

14/09/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan marks 14 years since the killing of Ahmad Shah Massoud

Afghanistan is marking fourteen years since the death of national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud .. with a ceremony attended by high-ranking officials and

09/09/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: hundreds of schoolgirls affected by toxic gas

Hundreds of young girls have been treated in hospital in the Afghan province of Herat, after a suspected toxic gas attack on three separate schools

08/09/2015

Afghanistan

Insecurity greets returning Afghan refugees after exile in Pakistan

A growing number of Afghan refugees are heading home after years of exile in Pakistan. Tens of thousands have returned under a UNHCR led voluntary

04/09/2015

Culture news

Learning circus skills in a danger zone

The Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) aims to entertain kids and adults alike, it also teaches circus skills to kids prphaned and traumatised by the war.

02/09/2015

Afghanistan

Suspected 'insider attack' kills two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

AFP reports two members of NATO’s remaining force in Afghanistan have been killed in the south-west of the country. They died along with two

26/08/2015

Afghanistan

US NATO contractors among 12 killed by Kabul car bomb

Three American NATO contractors were among at least 12 people killed in a suicide car bombing in Kabul on Saturday. Children were among dozens of

22/08/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan celebrates 96th Independence Day

Afghanistan has been celebrating the 96th anniversary of its independence under tightened security. Kabul has summoned Pakistan’s ambassador to

19/08/2015

Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to the new head of the Taliban. The announcement came in an audio message, which could not be

13/08/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bomber strikes near Kabul airport

At least five killed in latest in a spate of attacks on the Afghan capital.

10/08/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 29 more deaths in a suicide attack

The Afghan Interior Ministry has condemned a suicide attack in northern Afghanistan as a “heinous act”. Officials say the 29 people killed by the car

09/08/2015

Afghanistan

More than 50 dead in Kabul bomb attacks

The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan says eight civilians have been killed, along with one of its service members, after a special forces base was

08/08/2015