Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bomb hits Afghan government bus killing three

A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul. Three people were killed and 10 others injured. This is the second

10/05/2015

Afghanistan

Four sentenced to death in Afghanistan for Koran burning killing

A judge in Afghanistan has sentenced four men to death following a lethal attack on a woman in Kabul. The men were part of a mob which killed

06/05/2015

Afghanistan

ISIL blamed for Afghanistan attack

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed ISIL for Saturday's suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

18/04/2015

Afghanistan

Dozens dead in Afghan bomb

A suicide bomb in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 33 people and injured more than a hundred. The blast in the eastern city of

18/04/2015

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Afghanistan: 10 people killed in a gunmen attack at a provincial attorney office

10/04/2015

Afghanistan

At least 5 dead in Afghan court attack

Afghan officials say at least five people were killed when gunmen stormed a government compound in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Unconfirmed

09/04/2015

Afghanistan

US officer killed in shootout with Afghan soldier

An American officer has been killed in a shootout with an Afghan soldier in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, according to a US official. NATO confirms

08/04/2015

Afghanistan

American and Afghan killed in deadly shoot-out

08/04/2015

Afghanistan

US pledges support for Afghan forces during troop pullout

The United States has vowed to keep funding Afghan security forces to provide stability as foreign troops withdraw from the country. With Afghan

24/03/2015

Afghanistan

Afghans demand justice for Farkhunda

Hundreds of Afghans have gathered in Kabul to protest against the brutal murder of a woman accused of burning the Qu’ran. Farkhunda, a religious

23/03/2015

Afghanistan

ISIL is in Afghanistan, claims UN envoy

18/03/2015

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Breaking New Ground

While many Afghans are scandalised to see a woman in sports kit speeding past on a racing bike, the country’s female cyclists are currently training

07/03/2015

Afghanistan

Aid is flown in to help Afghan avalanche victims

Deliveries of oil and rice are being flown in to help victims and their families caught up in a series of huge avalanches in Afghanistan. The

02/03/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Kabul suicide car bomb targets foreign forces, at least 2 dead

Kabul’s heavily fortified diplomatic area has been rocked by an explosion. A suicide bomber drove a car crammed with explosives into a convoy of

26/02/2015

Afghanistan

Avalanches claim up to a hundred lives in Afghanistan

More than 90 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan in the worst avalanches for over 30 years. With heavy snow forecast to last for another

25/02/2015

Afghanistan

First stop, Afghanistan, for new US Defence Secretary Ash Carter

Aiming to ensure a ‘lasting’ success in Afghanistan: the words of new US Defence Secretary Ash Carter prior to landing in Kabul on his first official

21/02/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bombers strike Afghan and Pakistani police

Up to a dozen policemen have been killed in a series of suicide bomber attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The attack in Logar province outside the

17/02/2015

Afghanistan

Two people wounded in Afghan capital explosion

Two people have been injured in a blast from a bomb attached to a vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul. The city’s police chief gave no further

17/02/2015

Afghanistan

Suspected Afghan ISIL leader killed by drone strike

A missile-firing drone has reportedly killed one of the leaders of Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan. The operation is said to have taken

09/02/2015

Afghanistan

Man nominated as Afghan minister is on Interpol wanted list

A man nominated as Afghan agriculture minister is wanted by Interpol for suspected tax evasion

18/01/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers arrested after rockets kill wedding guests

Four Afghan soldiers have been arrested after army mortar rounds hit a wedding party – reportedly killing more than 20 civilians and wounding nearly

02/01/2015

Afghanistan

President Ashraf Ghani completes security transition to Afghan forces

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has marked the country’s transition to full sovereignty on Thursday after the formal end of the 13-year

01/01/2015

Afghanistan

Shukria Barakzai fears Afghan women's rights will worsen

Coinciding with an international troop pull-out from Afghanistan, politician Shukria Barakzai fears losing the human rights many women have fought

31/12/2014

Afghanistan

Last group of French soldiers leaves Afghanistan

The final group of French troops in Afghanistan have marked the end of their mission with a transition ceremony after NATO combat operations ended

31/12/2014

Afghanistan

NATO formally hands over to new Afghanistan mission

NATO has officially ended its war in Afghanistan with a ceremony in Kabul, replacing its combat mission with one to back up local forces.

28/12/2014

Afghanistan

Militants attack bank in southern Afghanistan

At least seven people have died and dozens others were wounded when suspected Taliban militants attacked a bank in the south of Afghanistan

17/12/2014