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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-Iranian officials discuss Afghan migrants drowning incident

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said that an Iranian delegation arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to discuss the incident of Afghan migrants’ torturing by the country’s border guards on the borderline with Afghanistan

Kabul peace force ready to carry talks with Taliban

Afghan peace negotiation team is ready to carry intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban—a group that had hammered out peace deal with US on late February in Qatar

COVID-19 cases close to 12,000 in Afghanistan

With the recording of 658 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, the tally has reached 11, 831 across Afghanistan, as the country is going through its peaking glassy of the pandemic virus

Afghanistan reports 658 new COVID-19 cases

The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 658 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases in Afghanistan to 11,831

Afghan government releases another 900 Taliban inmates

The Afghan government on Tuesday released another batch of 900 Taliban inmates in the latest move to further advance the intra-Afghan peace talks with the militant group, a spokesperson for the Office of the National Security Council confirmed

Afghans want ceasefire to continue beyond Eid

The announcement of the three-day Eid ceasefire by the Taliban has raised hopes among Afghans who have said that it should continue in order to begin the intra-Afghan negotiations and move the peace process forward

Afghan government releases 100 Taliban inmates

The Afghan government freed 100 Taliban inmates as a goodwill gesture, spokesperson of Office of the National Security Council confirmed

Peace negotiation team says it is ready for intra-Afghan talks

Members of the Afghan peace negotiation team on Sunday said that they have completed their internal group discussion on the peace process and the team is ready to start peace negotiation talks with the Taliban

40 percent of Afghanistan's factories halt operations as business declines

Afghanistan's Chamber of Mines and Commerce said that 40 percent of factories across the country have halted their activities due to a lack of raw material and lack of market demand

591 new COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health Monday reported 591 new cases of COVID-19 out of 1,095 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 11,582

Ghani pledges release of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting on Sunday announced that the government will release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture in response to the Taliban's calling for a three-day ceasefire, and the president also pledged to take further steps in the peace process

Eid ceasefire draws reactions from US, world

In an unexpected move, the Taliban on Saturday night announced a three-day Eid ceasefire with the Afghan government and instructed its fighters across the country to refrain from entering government areas and also said that Kabul forces were not allowed to enter territories under the group’s control

Afghan citizens urged to respect lockdown during Eid

The Afghan government has urged citizens to respect the Public Health Ministry's advice and stay at home during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday due to a "fast spread of coronavirus" in the country, an official said

Taliban announces three-day ceasefire for Eid

In an unexpected move, the Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire with the Afghan government on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr

US special envoy: Eid ceasefire is opportunity

Zalmay Khalilzad, US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, welcomed the Taliban and Afghan government's decision to observe a ceasefire during Eid, saying: “This is a momentous opportunity that should not be missed