Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan

First group of Afghans deported from Germany under new deal

Nearly 40 Afghan men have arrived in Kabul on a flight from Frankfurt after being deported from Germany.

15/12/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan 'plastic bag Messi' gets to join his idol on the pitch

13/12/2016

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Freestyling Afghans

A group of young Afghan men and women gather on a hill outside Kabul to practice a variety of freestyle cycling tricks they have learnt from online videos via YouTube, Facebook and other social…

08/12/2016

Afghanistan

At least 30 killed and dozens injured in Kabul mosque attack

ISIL claims responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Kabul in which scores are killed and dozens more are injured.

21/11/2016

Afghanistan

Many dead and wounded in Kabul attack

A suicide bomber reportedly detonated his device inside the Baqer-ul-uloom mosque in the area of Darul Aman.

21/11/2016

Afghanistan

At least four dead after suicide bomber strikes in Kabul

At least four people are reported dead in the Afghan capital Kabul, after a suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a vehicle carrying national security…

16/11/2016

Afghanistan

Taliban launch fatal bomb attack on Bagram air base

Four dead in Taliban attack on Bagram air base

12/11/2016

Afghanistan

Taliban admits suicide blast at German consulate in Afghanistan

The Taliban says it carried out a suicide bomb attack on the German consulate in Afghanistan.

11/11/2016

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Several killed in German consulate attack

Several people are reported dead and dozens wounded after a suicide bomber rammed a car into the wall of a German consulate in Afghanistan.

10/11/2016

Afghanistan

Video: Training Afghanistan's women soldiers

Women in Kabul's military training academy are proud to serve and protect their country, despite opposition and threats

06/11/2016

Afghanistan

Dozens of civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops

At least 30 civilians have been killed, many of them children, in Northern Afghanistan after airstrikes were called in to protect US and Afghan troops fighting the…

03/11/2016

Afghanistan

Green-eyed 'Afghan girl' in court on fake ID card charge

The famous green-eyed ‘Afghan girl’ has appeared in court in Peshawar, accused of having a fake Pakistani identity card.

28/10/2016

Afghanistan

Dozens of villagers kidnapped and executed in Afghanistan

Officials blame the attack in the province of Ghor on the so-called Islamic State.

26/10/2016

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The long road back to Afghanistan

More than half a million Afghans were expected to return to their war-torn country by the end of 2016 following Pakistan’s deadline to repatriate Afghan…

20/10/2016

Afghanistan

Many die in attack on Shi'ite shrine in Kabul

At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday when a gunman wearing a police uniform opened fire on worshippers gathered for a Shi'ite holy day at a shrine in the Afghan capital.

12/10/2016

Afghanistan

Gunmen slaughter Shiite pilgrims in the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen dressed in military or police uniforms have opened fire on Shiite worshipers at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul.

11/10/2016

World

No aid-for-immigrants deal with EU, Afghan leader tells Euronews

In Global Conversation, Abdullah Abdullah, second in charge in Afghanistan, discusses mismanagement of foreign aid, democracy and ongoing terrorism.

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Deadly gun attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen in military uniforms have attacked a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul.

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan women imprisoned in elder's homes

Women in Afghanistan are forced to serve time in tribal elder's homes where they are effectively treated as their property

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's unending war

Two days before an aid donor's conference for Afghanistan, the taliban make a show of force

05/10/2016

Afghanistan

Taliban fighters enter northern city of Kunduz

In Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have entered the strategic northern city of Kunduz.

03/10/2016