Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan ISIL leader Hasib killed by US-Afghan forces

Abdul Hasib, the head of ISIL in Afghanistan, was killed last month in a joint operation by Afghan and US Special Forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

08/05/2017

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: U.S. army photographer captures blast that killed her and four others

Hilda Clayton, a 22-year-old U.

04/05/2017

Afghanistan

Kabul suicide blast kills 8, wounds dozens, including US soldiers

At least eight are killed and dozens wounded in an ISIL-claimed suicide blast targeting a military convoy in the Afghan capital.

03/05/2017

Afghanistan

Former Afghan warlord returns to his country calling for peace

“I invite the Taliban to join the peace caravan and stop the pointless, meaningless and unholy war”.

29/04/2017

Afghanistan

US visit to Afghanistan coincides with two high-profile resignations

The Afghan Defence Minister and Army Chief of Staff stand down in the wake of deadly Taliban attacks last week. Their resignation coincides with a surprise visit by US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis.

24/04/2017

Afghanistan

Death toll after Taliban attack at Afghan army HQ rises to up to 150

Taliban fighters wearing government army uniforms killed and wounded up to 100 Afghan soldiers when they stormed a military base in Mazar-i-Sharif, officials have said.

21/04/2017

Afghanistan

Afghan officials: US bomb killed more ISIL fighters than thought

The number of militants who died in this week's huge US bomb attack has been revised upwards by officials to over 90.

15/04/2017

Afghanistan

Dozens of militants killed by US mega bomb - Afghan defence officials

At least 36 suspected ISIL militants are thought to have been killed when the US dropped "the mother of all bombs" in Afghanstan.

14/04/2017

Afghanistan

US drops 'mother of all bombs' on Afghanistan

The US drops the so-called mother of all bombs onto a cave complex in Afghanistan.

13/04/2017

Afghanistan

GBU-43: What is 'the Mother Of All Bombs'?

The United States has used its largest non-nuclear bomb on a series of ISIL caves and bunkers in eastern Afghanistan.

13/04/2017

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban capture key Sangin district in Helmand

Taliban fighters have captured the strategic district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out.

23/03/2017

Afghanistan

Afghanistan blast: one dead and nearly 20 injured in deadly minibus explosion

At least one woman has been killed and nearly 20 other people wounded after a huge blast in the Afghan capital Kabul.

13/03/2017

Afghanistan

Death toll mounts in ISIL-claimed Afghan hospital attack

At least 49 people are confirmed dead and dozens are wounded following a gun and bomb attack on a military hospital in Kabul.

09/03/2017

Afghanistan

Patients, doctors and nurses among dozens killed in Kabul hospital attack

Gunmen dressed as doctors have attacked a military hospital in an area close to the US embassy in Kabul. They are fighting with security forces inside the building in the Afghan capital.

08/03/2017

Afghanistan

Taliban claims multiple deadly blasts in Kabul

Taliban militants claim to have targeted multiple areas in the Afghan capital, killing at least 16 people.

01/03/2017

Afghanistan

Afghanistan faces new ISIL threat as western allies grapple with problems elsewhere

The Afghan government finds its former Taliban enemies may be their biggest ally against the ISIL threat, and Iran and Russia agree.

16/02/2017

Afghanistan

Top US general in Afghanistan demands more troops for Afghanistan

Top US military man in Afghanistan calls for more troops for in country

09/02/2017

Afghanistan

Red Cross halts Afghan operations after six staff die in suspected ISIL attack

The Red Cross has put its aid activities across Afghanistan “on hold” after at least six of its staff were killed in a suspected ISIL attack.

08/02/2017

Afghanistan

Suicide bomb 'kills 20' outside Afghan Supreme Court in Kabul

At least 20 people have been killed and almost double that number injured by a bomb outside the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital Kabul.

07/02/2017

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban 'engages in rescue efforts' after deadly snowfall

The Taliban militant group has announced it is engaging in rescue efforts in Afghanistan after heavy snowfall caused over 80 deaths in 48 hours.

05/02/2017

Afghanistan

Dozens killed in suicide attacks across Afghanistan

Dozens of people have been killed in Afghanistan in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in recent weeks.

10/01/2017

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban claims deadly twin blasts in Kabul

The Afghan Taliban claims responsibility for deadly twin blasts in Kabul, which officials believe targeted MPs.

10/01/2017

Afghanistan

Afghan MP survives bomb attack in Kabul

A second attack in a week on a member of the Afghan parliament misses its target as Fakuri Biheshti survives bomb blast in Kabul.

28/12/2016

Afghanistan

Asylum request in US by first female Afghan fighter pilot causes stir

Niloofar Rahmani was supposed to return to Kabul over the weekend after a much-publicised stint of 15 months' training with the US Air Force

27/12/2016

Afghanistan

'Top Taliban commander killed' in Afghanistan - interior ministry

A senior Taliban commander Mullah Firoz Jahadi has been killed during an anti-terror operation, according to the Afghan interior ministry.

26/12/2016

Afghanistan

Five women airport workers gunned down in Afghanistan

A spokesman for the governor of Kandahar says the women were in charge of searching female travellers at Kandahar airport.

17/12/2016