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Car bombing kills 13 in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Second car bombing strikes Helmand just days after similar blast in Lashkar Gah

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Suicide bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan

Suicide bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan

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Afghan children 'abducted for training as suicide bombers'

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Taliban claims multiple suicide bombs in eastern Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Taliban claims multiple suicide bombs in eastern Afghanistan

The Taliban says it was behind the storming of a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Deadly Kabul protest over truck bomb attack

Afghanistan

Deadly Kabul attack: civilians bear brunt of casualties

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”.

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.

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.

Pakistan

Taliban claims deadly Pakistan mosque bomb blast

At least 22 people were killed in Friday's explosion near the women's entrance to a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern city of Parachinar

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Iran

Russia-Taliban ties a 'dangerous new trend'

US and Afghan officials are increasingly worried by ties between Russia and the Taliban, despite a denial from Russia that they are providing aid to the insurgents.

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.

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.

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…