World Aug 03 Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan Afghan forces on Tuesday launched airstrikes, backed by the U.S., in a desperate effort to defend Lashkar Gah. The fall of the city would mark the first provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban in years.
World Jul 20 Afghan president slams Taliban after rockets target Kabul palace Afghanistan's government says several rockets hit near the presidential palace shortly before President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
World May 08 Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital A bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied…
World Dec 26 Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 4 dead The deaths were caused by a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in western Kabul, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. The explosion wounded two civilians.
World Dec 15 Bombs, shooting attack in Kabul kill 4 The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar.
World Oct 07 3.7 million Afghan children don’t attend school, according to World Bank report Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan's 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school, the World Bank says.
Health Jun 02 Intentional Rescue Committee says lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis The International Rescue Committee has warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because the government is unable to test at least 80% of possible coronavirus cases.
World May 19 Civilian casualties rising in Afghanistan, says UN The United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian casualties at the hands of both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are increasing.
World May 17 Afghan president and rival announce power-sharing agreement The political deal would see Ghani remain president of the war-torn nation, tweeted his spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. The deal also calls for Abdullah to lead the country's National Reconciliation High Council, and he will be able to appoint half of…
World May 12 Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24 Militants had stormed the hospital Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with police.