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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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Taliban rebels kill mullah in Parwan

Officials in Parwan province say that gunmen shot dead two people, one of them a mullah (religious scholar) in the Sayedkhil district

Construction of Badakhshan dam stopped

The work of construction of a hydropower dam has been stopped in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, people and civil society say

Seven killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

Two Afghan soldiers and five Taliban militants were killed, while 11 people from the two sides were wounded during pre-dawn clashes in northern Kunduz province, a local official said on Wednesday

Taliban violence 'undermines confidence in peace': NATO

The high level of violence in Afghanistan, driven by Taliban attacks, undermines confidence in the peace process, NATO said in a statement released on Tuesday

Taliban accused of not taking steps toward peace

The Afghan government accused Taliban militants of not working hard for peace, saying their efforts are weak

Government under fire for not taking action against fencing of Durand Line

Some members of the Lower House of the Parliament on Tuesday criticized the government’s inaction against the fencing of the Durand Line in eastern Nangarhar province and asked authorities to take proper measures to stop the illegal acts of the Pakistani forces in the area

Government data: 2,685 civilians casualties in five months in Afghanistan

Afghan security agencies data seen by TOLOnews shows that 2,685 civilians were killed or wounded in five months--from Jan

High Council for National Reconciliation yet to start work

Two months have passed since Abdullah Abdullah and President Ashraf Ghani signed a political agreement making Abdullah the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation

Five US bases in Afghanistan closed: Official

A US official in Kabul said on Tuesday that five American bases have closed in Afghanistan in compliance with the peace agreement it signed with the Taliban in February

Government bans gatherings during Eid

The Afghan government tries to prevent people from gathering on the days of Eid

US reiterates commitment for a stable Afghanistan

The US Chargé d’Affaires to Kabul, Ross Wilson, has stressed on maintaining of the last 19 years' achievements, including freedoms and women rights during direct negotiations between the government and the Taliban

Samangan bombing killed 12, injured 63 in northern Afghanistan

Taliban fighters launched a complex attack on an intelligence compound of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) in northern Afghanistan—a first such big attack by the group since Eid’s ceasefire

Government blames Taliban for not implementing peace deal

The US-Taliban deal signed on February 28 in Doha has remained unimplemented as some parts of the agreement, a reduction in violence and intra-Afghan negotiations, should have happened 135 days after the accord

Prominent Afghan editor dies of COVID-19

A prominent Afghan journalist died of COVID-19, an independent media safety group protecting reporters' rights, said on Monday

Afghan government seeks new list of Taliban detainees

The Afghan government has asked the Taliban to provide a new list for the prisoners who have not been freed so far, but the militant group has insisted on the release of their inmates based on an existing list, sources said