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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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Afghan customs revenue lowered by corruption: MPs

Afghan customs revenue has declined due to corruption and embezzlement to 10 billion afs in the past six months, a number of lawmakers and businessmen said on Wednesday

20 government forces killed in last 24 hours

At least 20 Afghan security force members, among them seven members of the special forces and three policemen, were killed in fighting with Taliban insurgents in Badghis, Helmand and Balkh provinces over the past 24 hours, according to local officials in these provinces

Six killed as vehicle hits roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Six civilians were killed when the car in which they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, provincial government spokesman Abdul Maroof Azar said on Wednesday

10 Afghan forces killed in Taliban attack in Badghis

At least 10 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack in western Badghis province on Tuesday evening, said Ziauddin Akazi, MP

Top US general warns Taliban against wasting time

A senior U.S. military official in the region, Kenneth McKenzie, has warned the Taliban insurgents that they have a ‘little time’ to fulfill their commitments for peace, the reduction in violence in particular

President Ghani recalls draft of amendments to media law

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the recall of the amended draft of the mass media law from Parliament until it was further discussed, the Presidential Palace said in a statement

Six policemen killed in Taliban attack in Balkh

At least six policemen were killed and one was wounded in a Taliban attack in northern Balkh province on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday

Nearly 20,000 known active COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 310 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 889 samples tested over the last 24 hours

291 Afghan soldiers dead in Taliban attacks

At least 291 Afghan soldiers were killed and 550 injured in various Taliban attacks last week, marking the highest number of casualties suffered by the security forces in a week since the country's 2001 US invasion, the government said on Monday

42 Afghan civilians killed by Taliban in past week

At least 42 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 105 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 18 provinces in the past one week, said the National Security Council on Sunday

Violence flares up as Afghanistan inches closer to talks

Afghanistan is seeing a rebound in Taliban violence and an exacerbation of fighting as the country is nearing a crucial peace dialogue with the militant Taliban

Afghanistan has 6.5 million refugees overseas

More than 6.5 million Afghans are refugees overseas as the conflict continues to drive the refugee crisis

Intra-Afghan talks to be scheduled after prisoners swap

The venue and time of the start of intra-Afghan talks will be finalized after the completion of the prisoners swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the State Ministry on Peace Affairs said on Saturday

Two Afghan forces commanders killed in Taliban attack in Helmand

Two commanders in the Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on Friday night in Helmand province in the south of Afghanistan amid an unannounced truce between the two sides and while peace efforts by the Afghan government and its allies are underway

US reaches troops reduction target of 8,600 in Afghanistan

The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the US-Taliban deal, a US general said