Death toll from attack on Afghanistan political office rises to at least 20
The attack began with a suicide car bombing after which other attackers entered the building and started shooting at security forces.
Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 6, wounds dozens
At least 26 children were among the wounded, many of whom were cut by shards of glass when the bomb shattered nearby windows.
Dozens killed in attack on Kabul government building
A suicide bomber and extremists armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked a government building in the Afghan capital in an eight-hour-long siege that left 29 people dead and more than 20 wounded, authorities said. It ended when the three…
U.S. soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan
The U.S. military said Saturday that a service member has been killed in Afghanistan, while in a separate incident two Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter failed to land properly.
Despite a shroud of violence and voting delays, more than 4 million Afghans cast their ballots in parliamentary elections last weekend, according to the country’s election commission.
Shia teenagers were killed by a suicide bomber at an education center in Kabul on Wednesday. Meanwhile, residents of the city of Ghazni began to pick up the pieces after a five-day siege between the Taliban and the Afghan Army.
A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration center killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said.
For three days, young people in Kabul could focus on painting, performances and photography, rather than the recent suicide bombings.
The attack was the latest in a relentless string of deadly large-scale bombings and assaults that have struck Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan so far this year.
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