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Taliban kill at least 14, wound 145 in Kabul blast

World 6 years ago

Taliban kill at least 14, wound 145 in Kabul blast

The bloodshed in the capital comes amid an ongoing surge in attacks across Afghanistan, where some 1,500 people were killed or injured last month alone.

Two US service members killed in Afghanistan

World 6 years ago

Two US service members killed in Afghanistan

The death of the two US service members came less than 24 hours after the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Kabul where he discussed ongoing peace efforts and security with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior politicians.

Women singers test limits, signal Afghanistan's changing times

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Women singers test limits, signal Afghanistan's changing times

Intensifying peace talks between the United States and the Taliban have brought a focus on the place of women in Afghan society.

US citizen among dead in Kabul truck bomb attack

World 7 years ago

US citizen among dead in Kabul truck bomb attack

The Taliban have claimed responsibility after the bomb detonated near the Green Village compound in east Kabul on Monday. Afghan authorities have said at least four people were killed and 113 wounded.

UK security firm G4S says five employees killed in Kabul attack

World 7 years ago

UK security firm G4S says five employees killed in Kabul attack

British security firm G4S said Thursday that five of its employees were killed and 32 wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack on one of its compounds in Kabul.

Death toll in Afghan suicide attack soars to 68

World 7 years ago

Death toll in Afghan suicide attack soars to 68

The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.

Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says

World 7 years ago

Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says

Taliban militants killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the farwestern province of Badghis early on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since the their Eid ceasefire.

Mughal exhibition in Kabul a reminder of the city's artistic glory

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Mughal exhibition in Kabul a reminder of the city's artistic glory

Disfigured by four decades of war, the Afghan capital Kabul offers few reminders of its former glory in Islamic art or religious tolerance but a rare exhibition of Mughal paintings is seeking to change that.

At least seven dead in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' gathering

World 7 years ago

At least seven dead in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' gathering

At least seven people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber detonated near a gathering of top clerics in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, shortly after the group called such attacks a sin, police said.

Dozens of casualties in blast at Afghan voter registration centre: officials

World 7 years ago

Dozens of casualties in blast at Afghan voter registration centre: officials

A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed or wounded at least 30 people, officials said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country.

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