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Flash floods kill 17 in Afghanistan
Kabul : At least 17 people have been confirmed dead and scores of houses washed away as flash floods swept through several villages in Shinwari district and adjoining areas in Afghanistan's Parwan province, an official said on Monday
The…
Ashraf Ghani blames US, others for Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan
Kabul : Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has broken his silence around a year after the collapse of his government to give an interview blaming the US, politicians in Kabul and others for the Taliban's takeover of the war-torn country.…
1,500 kids in Afghanistan infected with diarrhoea
Kabul : As many as 1,500 Afghan children have been infected with diarrhoea over the past week in the northern Takhar province, a local health official said on Wednesday.
"The infected children have been taken to the provincial hospital,…
Eight killed in bomb blast in Kabul’s Shia neighbourhood
Kabul : At least eight civilians were killed in an explosion in a predominantly Shia neighbourhood in western Kabul, Taliban authorities have said.Another 18 people were injured after explosive devices placed inside a cart were detonated on…
New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage
Kabul : Three new dams are being built in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in an effort to ease an acute water shortage as a result of years of drought, which has affected the local agricultural production.
The new dams are…
Road accident claims 8 lives in Afghanistan
Kabul : Eight commuters lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries as a bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on Saturday.
The deadly accident took place when a Kabul-bound bus collided with a truck…
Religious scholar killed in Afghanistan
Kabul : A religious scholar was shot and killed in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, a local source said on Thursday.Unidentified armed men on Wednesday attacked and killed Sheikh Sardar Wali Saqib and escaped, Xinhua news agency reported…
Taliban frees 935 prisoners on eve of Eid
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan announced on Friday that it has released 935 prisoners on the eve of Eid al-Adha.
The prisoners were pardoned by a decree issued by Haibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliba,…
4,559 Afghan refugees expelled from Iran, Pakistan : Taliban
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Kabul has claimed that 4,559 Afghan refugees were expelled from Iran and Pakistan in the last three days.In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Monday that…
Death toll of devastating Afghan quake climbs to 1,100
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100, while the number of injured persons has also…