Afghanistan

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.

12/10/2016

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

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Taliban fighters enter northern city of Kunduz

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

03/10/2016

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Afghan president formalises controversial pact with notorious warlord

Aghan president Ashraf Ghani has formalised a controversial pact with one of the country’s most notorious warlords.

29/09/2016

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Afghanistan: suspected US drone strike kills at least 18, including civilians

A suspected US drone strike against ISIL targets in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has killed at least 18 people, though other reports put the death toll and number of civilian casualties…

28/09/2016

Afghanistan

Peace in Afghanistan - but at what price?

Afghan officials have signed a peace agreement with a party led by one of the country's most notorious Islamist warlords.

22/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Could snow leopards boost tourism to Afghanistan?

Rare footage of a Snow Leopard has emerged in Afghanistan’s northeastern Wakhan National Park.

13/09/2016

My Europe Series

Is peace possible in Afghanistan? Tales from a country torn apart by war

Many Afghan nationals worked with the international forces in Kabul and elsewhere following the September 11 attacks in New York.

08/09/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan forces end Kabul aid agency siege after gun battle

Afghan security forces in Kabul have been battling gunmen who stormed an international aid group’s offices after a car bomb attack.

06/09/2016

Afghanistan

Kabul hit by three bomb attacks

At least three bomb attacks marked a deadly start to the week in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

06/09/2016

Cult

Lanny and the Miraculous Love Kids of Kabul

Climbing to the top of Kabul Hill, strumming their acoustic guitars and singing along with their teacher has become the favourite moment of the day for the girls at the Miraculous Love Kids school in

31/08/2016

Afghanistan

Several students are among the dead after an attack on a Kabul university

An attack on the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul has ended with 13 people dead including seven students.

25/08/2016

Afghanistan

At least one student confirmed dead in gun attack on American University in Kabul

Mohammad Saleem Rasouly, the head of Kabul’s hospitals, has confirmed one student has died and at least 14 have been wounded in an ongoing attack on the American University of…

24/08/2016

Afghanistan

Gunmen attack Kabul's American University of Afghanistan

Explosions and gunfire have been heard on the campus of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul with a government official saying several gunmen have launched an attack.

24/08/2016

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Taliban claim another success in northern Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban have recaptured a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz, which they briefly overran last September before being pushed back by the Afghan…

20/08/2016

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Afganistan: breakaway Taliban faction appoints new leader

In Afghanistan, the appointment of the new leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban has prompted fears of a spike in militant attacks.

16/08/2016

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Afghanistan: Children's circus act brings joy to Kabul residents

At the annual National Circus Festival in Kabul, members of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) are entertaining Kabul residents with a mix of juggling, acrobatics and…

16/08/2016

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Afghan-Pakistan ISIL leader killed in US drone strike

ISIL’s leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a US drone strike.

12/08/2016

Afghanistan

Foreign tourists injured in Afghan attack

Government officials say gunmen attacked their convoy as it passed through western Herat province.

04/08/2016

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Tourists attacked in western Afghanistan

A group of eleven tourists travelling under army convoy has been attacked in western Afghanistan.

04/08/2016

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Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

Three assailants and one policeman were killed in the attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

01/08/2016

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Taliban attacks hotel used by foreigners in Kabul

A hotel used by foreign workers in the Afghan capital Kabul has been attacked by the Taliban.

01/08/2016

Afghanistan

Huge explosion in Afghan capital Kabul heard across city

There has been a huge explosion outside a military compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.

01/08/2016

Afghanistan

First burials for victims of Kabul suicide attack

More than 80 people were killed and 200 injured in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital on Saturday. The twin bombing targeted a peaceful protest by members of the Hazara minority.

25/07/2016