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Strong quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in Afghanistan
Kabul : At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan's Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run media reported.Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts…
Two killed, 28 wounded in car bomb attack aimed at Taliban
Kabul : At least two persons died while 28 others were wounded after an explosion ripped through a market in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, RFE/RL reported.Officials from the Taliban Information and Culture Department in…
2 dead after 3 explosions hit Kabul gurdwara
Kabul : At least two civilians were killed and three security personnel injured after three explosions ripped through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, according to multiple sources.The Ministry of Interior have confirmed the blasts and said…
UN official to discuss Afghan refugee crisis with Taliban
Kabul : A visiting UN official will meet leaders of the Taliban-led government and discuss ways to resolve the Afghan refugee crisis and establish grounds for their return.Upon her arrival in Kabul on Sunday, Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High…
Taliban rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights, especially those of women and girls, in the war-torn nation.In a…
10 Afghans killed in mini-bus accident
Kabul : Ten Afghan civilians were killed and two other injured in an accident involving a mini-bus in Afghanistan's Daykundi province, the media reported on Friday.The deadly traffic accident took place on a congested road in the…
Work on TAPI to resume within next 4 months : Taliban
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan announced that work on the TAPI, or the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, Pipeline project will resume within four months.
In a statement, Esmatullah Burhan, spokesman of the…
Religious rights are protected in Afghanistan : Taliban
Kabul : In response to a US State Department report on religious freedom, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that "the religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected". Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the…
WHO to begin Covid vax drive in Afghanistan in June
Kabul : The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it will begin its Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Afghanistan from June.According to the global health body, the campaign will cover 34 provinces and target more than 5 million…
Blasts in Afghanistan cities kill 14 people
Kabul : At least 14 people were killed and 32 others injured in four separate explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, authorities said. Five people were killed and 17 others injured after…