Kabul blast

Suicide bomber kills 26 near shrine in Afghan capital

A suicide bomber blows himself up near a Shi'ite shrine in Kabul, killing at least 26 people and wounding 18, officials say, as the Afghan capital celebrated the Nawruz holiday marking the start of the Persian new year.

Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul

An explosives-packed ambulance blows up in a crowded area of Kabul killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials say, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.

Australia stands by Afghanistan after attack

Australia’s prime minister has told the parliament that he telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “to restate Australia’s resolve to assist and support Afghanistan in its fight against Islamist terrorism.”

March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018

Suicide bomber kills 26 near shrine in Afghan capital

A suicide bomber blows himself up near a Shi'ite shrine in Kabul, killing at least 26 people and wounding 18, officials say, as the Afghan capital celebrated the Nawruz holiday marking the start of the Persian new year.

January 27, 2018
January 27, 2018

Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul

An explosives-packed ambulance blows up in a crowded area of Kabul killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials say, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.

June 1, 2017
June 1, 2017

Australia stands by Afghanistan after attack

Australia’s prime minister has told the parliament that he telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “to restate Australia’s resolve to assist and support Afghanistan in its fight against Islamist terrorism.”

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