Tag Archives: Kabul

Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognize the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week. Since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, protesters voicing opposition against creeping curbs on women’s rights have been …

The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Sunday. The acting commerce minister had told Reuters in December that his ministry was working on the …

Multiple casualties have been reported, with the blast allegedly targeting the Taliban’s foreign ministry A blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, a Taliban official said. The explosion apparently took place outside the Taliban government’s foreign ministry building, with photos from the scene …

Local residents say a loud explosion was heard before 8 am local time on New Year’s Day An explosion was heard outside the military airport in Kabul which is feared to have caused “multiple casualties”, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has said. “Today morning an explosion took place outside Kabul military airport, …

Security forces have reportedly cordoned off the area and confronted the assailants, a local security commander has said A hotel in northwestern Kabul came under attack on Monday, a security official has confirmed. According to witnesses and footage, loud explosions and gunfire were heard at the scene. The fighting reportedly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, amid a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The blast hit the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the west of the capital in the …

UN experts have blamed the United States for making life worse for Afghan women, saying Washington’s move to freeze Afghanistan’s assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country. In a statement on Monday, 14 independent human rights activists held Washington responsible for making the situation worse …

Two children were injured in a bomb blast in the fifth security district of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry of the Taliban interim government said in a statement on Thursday that two children were injured in an explosion in the fifth security district of Kabul. According to …