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8 killed in Kabul suicide blast
A motorcycle suicide bomber kills at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials say, in the latest...
Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death
Afghan Taliban have named a deputy to former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader, a spokesman says in a statement, the group's first official confirmation that Mansour was killed...
Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide blast deaths rise to 64
The death toll from a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday has more than doubled to 64 people, the government says.
Kabul suicide bomber 'kills nine'
A suicide bomber kills at least nine people outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
1 killed in Kabul bomb attack
A Taliban bomber detonates an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport in an attack on a NATO convoy, killing one civilian.
Afghan Taliban: Helmand town police HQ ‘under siege’
The police HQ in the strategic Afghan town of Sangin remains under siege after a Taliban attack, officials say.
Taliban attack in Kabul kills 6
An Afghan official says that at least six people have been killed in Taliban attack near the Spanish embassy in the capital, Kabul.
US warns of 'imminent' attack in Afghan capital
The US Embassy says it has received "credible reports of an imminent attack" in the Afghan capital.
Aziza seeks ‘better future’ for Kabul children
Fourteen-year-old Aziza Rahimzada is trying to help her impoverished community by offering classes to children.
Rescue efforts expanded as Afghan-Pakistan quake toll tops 360
Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. More than 360 people are known to have died,...
'Afghan Malala' speaks up for refugee children
At the age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already surmounted legal hurdles preventing 25,000 refugee children from attending school.