Taliban capture key district near Afghan capital
Taliban insurgents captured a key district just outside the Afghan capital Kabul in central Wardak province, forcing government forces to retreat, security officials said on Tuesday....
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Four killed in bombing of Afghan government bus, nine die in helicopter crash
Four people were killed and nine wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, while nine Afghan...
Afghan president says ready to discuss elections to advance talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday, in a bid to push forward peace talks with the Taliban, that his government was ready to discuss...
Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to press on with peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks – their first written agreement...
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills six
A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said. The attack killed at least...
Gunmen attack Afghan hospital where MSF aid group runs a clinic
Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic, officials said....
Bombing near Afghan capital kills three amid unabated violence
A suicide bombing near Kabul, the Afghan capital, killed three people and wounded 15 on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, as violence in the war-torn...
Taliban says will not negotiate with team announced by Afghan government
The Taliban refused to negotiate with the team announced by the Afghan government, the militant group’s spokesman said on Saturday, in a potential setback to...
Gunmen in Afghanistan kill 25 in raid on Sikh complex, Islamic State claims responsibility
Gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces killed all...
Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire
President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a...
U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, close bases – U.S. negotiator
The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the...
Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks (updated)
A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the...
At least 20 killed, 50 injured in attack on VP candidate’s office in Kabul
At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday in a suicide bombing and gun battle at vice presidential...
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. It gave no further details and...
Taliban announce annual spring offensive in Afghanistan
Taliban fighters mounted a big attack in eastern Afghanistan on Friday heralding the start of a spring offensive despite ongoing preparations for another round of...
At least 16 killed in bomb, gun attack in eastern Afghanistan
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL, March 6 (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a construction company office in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on...
Roadblocks cast shadow over path to peace in Afghanistan
By Greg Torode, Rupam Jain and Abdul Qadir Sediqi US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the...
Afghans, diplomats surprised by Trump plan to pull out troops
Afghan officials and America’s Western partners reacted with unease on Friday to reports that the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 of its 14,000...
Attack on Afghan intelligence service team kills four
An attack targeting members of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency just outside the capital Kabul on Tuesday killed at least four people and wounded six others,...
At least 23 Afghan civilians killed in US air strike – UN
A United Nations investigation has found that at least 23 Afghan civilians, most of them women and children, were killed in a US airstrike in...