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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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Efforts on to resolve Afghanistan's political rifts

Waheed Omer, President Ashraf Ghani's senior adviser for public and strategic affairs, said Monday that talks will continue in order to end the political crisis between Ghani and former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah

Herat female prisoners riot over coronavirus lockdown

At least five police officers were wounded Monday when inmates in the women’s prison rioted in the western province of Herat

Taliban ratchets up attacks as Kabul delays prisoner release

More than 23 soldiers have been killed just on Monday as Taliban militants are ratcheting up their terror campaign amid Kabul’s refusal to immediately free hundreds of insurgent prisoners

Afghanistan again delays Taliban prisoner release

The Afghan government on Monday said its plans to release Taliban prisoners, as per the peace deal signed between the US and the militant group, had been delayed once again

Government says peace team ‘final’

After the Taliban group has rejected to sit in talks with Kabul peace delegation, the Ministry of State in Peace Affairs emphasized that the delegation has been finalized after comprehensive consultations with several influential figures and that there would be no change in it

Lack of budget hinders COVID-19 response, says health minister

Afghanistan's Public Health Minister says three people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours

People breaking public health order in Kabul

Even though strict precautionary measures have been introduced with Kabul city under quarantine, bevies of people thronged the city and intercity commute seemed unhindered on Sunday

Taliban rejects Kabul peace force as ‘inconclusive’

The Taliban has rejected a delegation introduced by President Ashraf Ghani for the intra-Afghan negotiations, saying it was against a peace deal the group signed with the United States in February

Kabul imposes strict quarantine restrictions

Officials are imposing strict quarantine restrictions in capital Kabul city as they try to control the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country

Lockdown imposed in Kabul

Afghan authorities have imposed a lockdown in the capital city of Kabul starting from Saturday for at least a period of three weeks as the country witnessed an increade in the number of coronavirus cases

2,000 Afghans stranded in India will return home

Following the threat of pandemic coronavirus, India has allowed an Afghan Air Flight Company,  Kam Air,  to transfer the Afghan passengers from the country through five flights

EU Calls for Permanent Ceasefire in Afghanistan

The European Union in a statement on Friday condemned recent attacks in Afghanistan and called for a permanent ceasefire in the country

Taliban delegation in Kabul as prisoner release nears

In a major breakthrough, the Taliban will send a delegation to Afghanistan to facilitate the thorny prisoner swap as part of the peace deal with the United States

Afghan economy can't withstand US aid cut, COVID-19 impact

The Afghan economy cannot withstand the $1 billion aid cut by the US and the financial pressures originating coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey

IS terrorist involved in attack on Sikhs in Kabul was Kerala shopkeeper

One of the four terrorists involved in the terror attack on Sikhs in Kabul was a 30-year-old shopkeeper who had fled along with 14 other youths from Kerala to join the Islamic State (ISIS) four years ago