Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan

Kabul hit by multiple deadly bombings

A wave of attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul that began overnight continued throughout Friday, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more

08/08/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Truck bomb kills eight and injures hundreds

A powerful truck bomb killed at least eight people and wounded hundreds in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday. There was no immediate claim of

07/08/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban kill nine in Afghanistan bombings

The Taliban killed at least nine people in Afghanistan on Thursday in the group’s first large-scale attacks since its new leader was named. The

06/08/2015

Afghanistan

2015 sees record number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan

Civilian casualties, particularly those of women and children, have hit a new record in Afghanistan. In the first half of this year; nearly 5,000

05/08/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban 'names new leader' to replace Mullah Omar

The Taliban has appointed Mullah Omar’s deputy to replace him at the helm of the group, according to militant commanders. Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor’s

30/07/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is confirmed dead

The Afghan president's office confirms reclusive Taliban leader Mohammad Mullah Omar died around two years ago.

29/07/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan wedding party ends in massacre

At least 22 people are reported dead after armed men opened fire at a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan. It happened at Deh Salah district in

27/07/2015

Afghanistan

US 'friendly fire' kills at least 10 Afghan troops

Security officials say 10 Afghan soldiers have been killed by a US airstrike in Logar province, around 50 kilometers south of Kabul. Five others were

20/07/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban leader appears to approve peace talks with Afghan government

Reclusive Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has purportedly written a message seeming to signal approval for peace talks with Afghanistan’s

15/07/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan hit by wave of bomb attacks

Afghanistan is reeling from a wave of bomb attacks over the past two days. First a suicide car bomber killed 33 people on Sunday near a military base

14/07/2015

Afghanistan

Top ISIL commander Hafez Saeed 'killed in US air strike'

Afghanistan’s top ISIL commander has been killed by a US air strike in the east of the country, officials claim. Hafez Saeed would be the fourth

12/07/2015

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'Max' or a war dog's post-traumatic stress

After his Marine partner is killed in action in Afghanistan, military working dog Max is unable to remain in service. Back in the US, the only human

29/06/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan security concerns after Taliban attack on parliament building

A clearing up operation is underway in Kabul after the Taliban attack in which it’s reported a woman and child were killed and around 30 civilians

22/06/2015

Afghanistan

Six gunmen dead in co-ordinated Taliban attack on Afghanistan parliament in Kabul

An attack on the Afghanistan parliament in Kabul has come to an end. Officials say six gunmen were killed and nineteen people wounded. The

22/06/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban claim attack on Afghan parliament

22/06/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan appoints first female Supreme Court judge

The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has made good on his election promise and appointed Anisa Rassouli to be his country’s first female Supreme

16/06/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan security forces kill gunmen in battle at a Kabul guest house

Police in Afghanistan surrounded a guest house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul late on Tuesday night, when heavily armed gunman stormed

27/05/2015

Afghanistan

70 people wounded in Afghanistan suicide bombing

Afghan police say a Taliban suicide bomber wounded 70 people when a truck laden with explosives was detonated in the south of the country. The

25/05/2015

Afghanistan

Suicide bomb attack hits Afghanistan capital

At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bombing outside Afghanistan's Justice Ministry in the capital Kabul.

19/05/2015