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16 dead, 90 injured in Afghanistan bombing

At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan's Ghor province, an official confirmed

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Afghanistan: Interior Ministry claims Taliban formed a group for targeted killings

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior, on Monday, said that a group of around 100 people from the Taliban is involved in targeted killing across the whole of Afghanistan

Taliban say not willing to meet President Ghani in Qatar

The Taliban have announced they would not have plans to meet President Ashraf Ghani in his visit to Qatar

US says concerned over escalation of hostilities in Afghanistan

The US Chargé d’Affaires in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson on Monday has expressed sadness on the recent terrorist attacks in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman

Ghani in Doha to raise international support, not intervene: Delegates

President Ashraf Ghani visited Kuwait and Qatar on Monday, meeting with leaders from both countries, discussing bilateral ties as well as seeking support for the Afghan peace process, according to the presidential spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi

Iranian side of Afghanistan's Herat-Khaf railway nears completion

Khaf-Herat railway line, a proposed 130 km long rail network between Iran and Afghanistan with 70 km in Iran and 60 km in Afghanistan, completed its 93% of work on the Iranian side, informed the Iranian deputy minister of transport and urban development, Abbas Khatiti

Suicide bombing targets Afghan governor; 8 killed 38 injured

Rahmatullah Yarmal, the governor of Afghan’s Laghman province, on Monday, narrowly escaped a suicide bombing which killed at least eight people, including four of his bodyguards

Doha: direct intra-Afghan talks still pending 22 days In

Direct talks between negotiating teams representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban have yet to begin, 22 days after the opening ceremony,  despite several preliminary meetings between the two sides

Afghanistan to send workers overseas

The Afghanistan Private Companies Recruitment Union is mulling launching a program to facilitate legal jobs facilitation for Afghan workers abroad

President Ghani heads to Kuwait and Qatar

President Ashraf Ghani leading a high government delegation, heads to Kuwait and Qatar on Monday morning, the Presidential Palace said

Strike mars Afghan president’s visit to Paktika

A general strike of tens of government employees and journalists marred President Ghani’s official visit to southeastern Paktika province

Schools reopen in Afghanistan after COVID-19 closings

More than six months since COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of academic institutions in Afghanistan with a fragile health system, all schools have reopened this week amid fears of spiraling COVID-19 cases

Afghan government: '90%' of pledges to international donors fulfilled

The Afghan government has fulfilled 'almost 90 percent' of its commitments made to international partners in order to secure continued assistance, the acting minister of finance, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, said on Saturday

15 killed in Afghan car bomb explosion

At least 15 people were killed on Saturday when a car bomb exploded in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, officials said

Abdullah says differences ‘partly’ resolved with Taliban

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the reconciliation council says that the Afghan government-appointed delegation and Taliban negotiating team have managed to partly solve their differences over the Jaafari-Hanafi religious jurisprudence

'Taliban must reduce violence'

The US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, in a visit to the northern province of Faryab last week said the Taliban must reduce violence as it remains high amidst peace efforts