Tag: Kabul
Afghanistan: 3 killed, 15 injured in bomb blast at mosque during...
At least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan's restive Nangarhar province, a hospital official...
Taliban Supreme Leader makes first public appearance in Afghanistan
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of...
Taliban says failure to recognise their authority would have global consequences
The Taliban called on the United States and other countries on Saturday to recognise their government in Afghanistan, saying that a failure to do...
Taliban praise suicide bombers, gift families $111, clothes, plots of land
The Taliban praised suicide bombers who died during the war against the former government and its Western allies and offered their families sums of...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghanistan mosque bombing
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded...
EU pledges $1bn aid for Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
The EU pledged one billion euros in aid for Afghanistan on Tuesday "to avert a major humanitarian and socio-economic collapse", European Commission President Ursula...
Taliban warn US not to destablise ‘new Afghanistan’
The Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime on Saturday during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal, as a...
US to hold first meeting with Taliban since Afghan withdrawal
The United States and the Taliban will hold their first in-person talks since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan starting Saturday, the State Department said.
The...
Scores killed by suicide bomber in Afghan mosque attack
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores of worshippers in the country's third attack this week...
Taliban ban barbers from shaving, trimming beards in Afghanistan
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law.
Anyone violating the...
