Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Pakistan has reopened a major Afghan border crossing that was shut for trade and transit after security forces clashed last week, officials from both sides said on Monday. As the crossing opened on Monday, three people were wounded in another clash reported on a northwestern border with Afghanistan, an Afghan …

The Taliban said on Tuesday they had killed 40 rebel force members, including four commanders, in the northern Afghan province of Panjshir. The Taliban proclaimed victory over the province in September 2021, weeks after they took over the capital Kabul as foreign forces withdrew. Resistance groups have since said they …

Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said on Monday. Police said the attacker was shot dead by …

An explosion outside a mosque in Afghanistan has killed a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric and a number of civilians, marking the latest in a series of terrorist attacks since the Taliban’s rise to power last year. The blast, which took place during the Friday prayers in the Western city of Herat, …

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has warned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of a stern response to Western sanctions against the country’s officials, warning the world body not to use the bans as a “pressure tool.” Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman, issued the warning before the UNSC’s plan …

A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been …

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a Shi’ite residential area in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the group said.

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in downtown Kabul, U.S. officials said, the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has …

Media sources on Monday reported a terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The suicide attack took place in an educational institute in western Kabul. Several teachers were killed and wounded during the attack, according to the reports. Further information has not been published yet. The news comes as …

ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack near the Esteghlal Hotel where the anniversary of the assassination of former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was held. In a statement on Monday, ISIS terrorist group announced that Shahram Movahed was the perpetrator of the terrorist act, who blew himself up …

Local media sources reported on Sunday that the sound of an explosion was heard in the 10th Security District of Kabul, on the way towards Hamid Karzai International Airport. According to Afghan sources, an explosion took place in the 10th Security District of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The blast …

At least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul on Friday. Russia Today the Arabic language reported on Friday that at least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul. The report said …

Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in the western Afghan city of Herat, an official said Thursday.

The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tajikistan from Afghanistan on Saturday.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions that are causing anger at home and abroad. A decree from the group’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, said that if a …

Heavy rain and flooding have killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday.

Flash floods and storms killed at least 18 people after ravaging several provinces of Afghanistan over the past five days, an official said Wednesday.

The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack in Kabul, which left four people dead and wounded. The Taliban reported on Saturday an explosion in the Security District 3 in the west of the capital Kabul, in which one woman was martyred and three others were injured. The Taliban …

Local media in Afghanistan reported on Saturday afternoon that an explosion had taken place in the west of Kabul killing at least one and wounding three people. According to local Afghan media, eyewitnesses said the blast took place near the Dehburi intersection in the Security District 3 in Kabul. The …

The Afghan Electricity Company announced on Saturday that electricity had been cut off in Parwan, Kabul, and 10 other provinces following the destruction of two electricity towers by terrorists last night. Afghanistan Electricity Company (Breshna) said in a statement that terrorists blew up two imported electricity towers in the Taghmeh …