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…

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,…

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…

Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has confirmed that 400 people have died in the recent floods triggered by incessant rain across the country.The floods hit the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Laghman, Panjshir,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…