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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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Islamic State Khorasan chief arrested in Afghanistan

A Pakistani national and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) chief, Aslam Faruqi, responsible for the recent Kabul terror attack on Sikhs, was arrested by Afghan security forces in a special operation on Saturday

Afghan presidential guard killed in Kabul attack

Unidentified gunmen attacked two Afghan Presidential Protective Service (PPS) members, killing one and injuring the other on the outskirts of capital Kabul, an official confirmed on Saturday

Afghan leaders continue efforts to solve post-electoral crisis

Political leaders in a meeting held in the residence of jihadi leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, emphasized on the political solution of the crisis came out after last year’s presidential election

Prisoner swap pact yet to be finalised

Sediq Sediqqi, President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman, said that the talks between the technical teams of the Afghan government and the Taliban have not yet brought about a finalized agreement for the release to proceed

Afghan government, Taliban prisoners swap postponed again

Exchange of prisoners between the Afghan government and Taliban militants has been postponed for the third time, local media said in a report

President Ghan, Abdullah close to settling differences?

People close to former mujahideen leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf said Thursday that President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah are close to resolving their political differences, but no official word has yet been released

NATO vows support to Afghans

NATO Secretary General Jens Stolteberg, at a press conference on Thursday following the meeting of foreign ministers, said that NATO member nations remain committed to Afghanistan and that the alliance is in Afghanistan to create conditions for peace

Afghan government, Taliban to swap 1st batch of prisoners

The Afghan government and the Taliban are set to swap the first batch of their prisoners on Thursday, a move expected to pave the way for the start of intra-Afghan talks between the two sides, according to sources

Moving key ministry functions to President's Office is 'bad for governance': US report

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has said said that moving key ministry functions to the president’s office is bad for governance, development, and the sustainability of peace

Two decades after its ouster, Taliban makes first visit to Kabul

Although nearly two decades have passed since the collapse of Taliban regime, Afghanistan has been in a whirl of violent extremism and insurgency and endured nearly as many years of unbroken warfare

Eight civilians killed in roadside explosion in Afghanistan

At least eight members of the same family were killed and two others injured on Wednesday after their vehicle was hit by a roadside explosion in Afghanistan's restive southwestern province of Helmand, a police official told EFE

Afghanistan's Ministry of Hajj tells people to pray at home

The Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) on Tuesday issued a fatwa (religious statement) saying that people should hold their prayers at home in the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread of COVID-19

OIC calls for lasting truce in Afghanistan

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, appealed again to all leaders and parties in Afghanistan to work together for an urgent and lasting ceasefire and an end to violence

Flash floods kill at least 11 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Natural Disaster Authority said on Tuesday that flash floods have destroyed several houses and killed at least 11 people across the country

Feuding leaders ‘inching closer’ to a settlement

Afghanistan’s warring leaders – President Ashraf Ghani and his estranged ally Abdullah Abdullah – appeared inching closer to a rapprochement on Tuesday as presidential aide Vahid Omar said a positive progress was made in the ongoing talks between the two teams