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A Taliban operative holds a flag in Kabul, Afghanistan. The writing on the flag reads: “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
Afghanistan: Taliban deny ceasefire breach after car bomb
  • World
  • June 16, 2018, 17:28

A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official has s(...)

A woman searches for a relative at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Suicide bomber kills at least 32 near shrine in Afghan capital

A suicide bomber blew himself up near a shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, as the Afghan capital celebrate(...)

An injured man is moved to a stretcher outside a hospital following the suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 27th. Photograph: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
Afghan government in disarray after ambulance bomb massacre

The Taliban drove an ambulance packed with explosives into a crowded Kabul street in Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an enormous blast that kille(...)

Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. Photograph: /Omar Sobhani/Reuters
At least 50 killed in bomb attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • World
  • July 24, 2017, 07:09

A Taliban suicide bomber has killed 24 people in an area of Kabul where prominent politicians live, causing residents and analysts to question the gov(...)

An Afghan man reacts at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Reuters/Omar Sobhani
At least 80 killed in Afghanistan bombing

A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people, wounding (...)

The Afghan government’s forensic medicine directorate, where female virginity tests are carried out, in Kabul. Photograph: Andrew Quilty/New York Times
Female virginity tests continue in Afghanistan in spite of ban

The teenage girl had barely survived an attempted mob lynching in Kabul. The police responded by forcing her to undergo a virginity examination. An (...)

Afghan security personnel investigate the site after a powerful truck bomb targeting a hotel used by foreign contractors exploded on the outskirts of Kabul on August 1st, 2016. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images
Taliban claims responsibility for truck bomb attack in Kabul

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early o(...)

A crowd looks at a minibus being taken away following a suicide attack in Kabul on June 20th, 2016. Photograph: SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images
At least 22 people killed in two bomb attacks in Afghanistan

More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carry(...)

Afghan policemen and firefighters inspect the wreckage of a bus hit by a suicide bomb attack in an area near the Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 20th, 2016. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Afghan suicide attack targeting journalists kills seven

A suicide car bomber targeted a van carrying journalists working for a private Afghan television channel on Wednesday, killing seven people during eve(...)

An Afghan policeman inspects a damaged vehicle at the site of a car bomb blast at the entrance gate to Kabul airport, Afghanistan. Photograph: Muhammad Ismail/Reuters.
Taliban car bomb kills five people at Kabul airport

A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul airport on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 16. The explosion came days after a(...)

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