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16 dead, 90 injured in Afghanistan bombing

At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan's Ghor province, an official confirmed

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150 Herat students test positive for COVID-19 in past week

Over 150 students tested positive for COVID-19 in Herat over the past week, the Herat Health Department said on Tuesday as classes remain packed with students who are not following the necessary health guidelines

Taliban and Afghan government resume talks after 12 days

After a long gap of 12 days, contact groups from the Taliban and the Afghan government met yesterday in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the procedural rules for negotiations

Afghan onion farmers struggle to find market

Farmers in the northern province of Sar E Pul in Afghanistan, this year, saw a bumper yield of onion crop and are now finding it difficult to get a market to sell their crop

Tens of religious schools operate illegally in Kabul

At least 55 illegal madrassas (religious seminaries) are active in northern parts of Kabul, the capital city, and these seminaries are being guarded by tens of armed men

Doha delegates say rules agreement may be close

Delegates from the Afghan republic’s negotiating team said an agreement on the procedural rules of the negotiations might be reached within the next two days

Afghan women demand protection of rights in peace process

At a gathering in Kabul, hundreds of Afghan women demanded the protection of rights as well as their achievements in the ongoing peace efforts, a media report said

US drawdown remains conditions-based: US military commander

US Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Mark Milley in an interview with NPR airing Monday morning, said that US drawdown plans are conditions-based

No progress in Doha talks for Afghan peace

There has been no progress in the Afghanistan peace negotiations in Doha as formal meetings between the two sides comprising representatives of the Kabul government and Taliban, have remained suspended for the past 10 days

Watchdog urges protection of republican system in Afghanistan

The Voice of Afghan Women in a campaign launched Sunday in Kabul, emphasized on the defending the republic system, calling for an immediate cease fire

Highway closed, power cut off in Helmand fighting

At least "71 Taliban" were killed fighting in Nawa and Nahr-e-Saraj districts of Helmand province, said Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), on Monday

13 killed in roadside Afghan blast

At least 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and three civilians were killed in a roadside blast in Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province, a security source said on Sunday

No progress in Doha talks as war-hit Afghans await breakthrough

Formal meetings between both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha have been suspended for the past 10 days and it is not clear when the meetings will be resumed

Afghan government under scrutiny for alleged misuse of COVID-19 funds

Amid reports of a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan, the Kabul government is facing mounting criticism over alleged misuse of international funds to battle the pandemic, the media reported

Two blasts in Herat and Helmand leave nine dead

Two roadside mine blasts in the last twenty-four hours left \nine civilians dead and another 19 wounded Afghanistan

'50% of imported goods into Afghanistan come through illegal means'

As business relations with neighboring Iran and Pakistan are improving, Afghanistan observes a spike in illegal imports of goods