KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 14 people have been killed, and 22 others wounded, when the Sakhi Shrine was attacked on Tuesday evening at 8pm local time. The attack took place when armed men entered the shrine after killing the security guard at the entrance.
The Afghan Interior Ministry spokesperson Sediq Seddiqi confirmed the attack, and …
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghanistan Times editor-in-chief, Abdul Saboor Sarir was injured when he was attacked by unknown gunmen in the capital city, on Sunday late evening (local time).
The journalist’s laptop and cellphones were snatched by the gunmen after beating him with a “gun butt”. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan resisting party Hezb e Islami Afghanistan’s leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar signs a peace deal with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul where a High Peace Council gathering was held today, September 29, 2016.
The gathering was addressed by the Afghan President, and the Hezb e Islami leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar, who took …
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber hit the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan, killing 24 and wounding 80 others; the twin bombing took place when the employees and officials of the ministry were leaving.
KABUL, Afghanistan– Yesterday, August 31, the Taliban has released the fresh video message of the Canadian-American family, who are asking for a change in Afghan government policies awarding death penalties to “these men”, referring to Taliban leaders who are being held in Afghan prisons. Joshua Boyle, a Canadian citizen, and his wife, Caitlan Coleman, an …
KABUL, Afghanistan: An attack on American University in Afghanistan killed 13 and wounded 35 others. The militants hit the wall of the school with an explosives laden vehicle and entered the university premises.
The Afghan Security Forces soon reached the premises to chase the militants and safeguard the students and staff inside the university, according to the Interior …
KUNAR, Afghanistan — On August 18, an Afghan National Army officer and two children were killed, and 35 additional people were wounded in a rocket attack targeting the Afghanistan Independence Day gathering in the volatile Kunar province of Afghanistan; hospital sources confirmed the casualties.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The demonstration held in the Dhemazang area of Kabul was targeted by two suicide bombers, killing 61 and wounding more than 207 in Afghanistan, with the government officials confirming the death toll, ToloNews quoted. The attack is claimed by the Islamic State, in a statement released by the Amaq News Agency [mostly …
A Kabul suicide bomber hit vehicles carrying police recruits, killing 27 and wounding 40 others; cadets were in vehicles after attending a graduation ceremony in Wardak province.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called the Kabul attack “an act against humanity” in his statement released by his office. President Ghani has called the attack …
A bomb blast targeting a minibus killed 14 Nepalese security contractors in Kabul the Afghan capital. The blast wounded at least eight others including Afghan civilians. The security personnel were working in the Canadian embassy in Afghanistan.
Hours later another blast killed eight civilians and wounded at least 18 others in the northern Badakhshan province, when …
