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Bomb killing: Afghan cleric killed by bomb -reports indicate

A distinguished Afghan cleric who supported the Taliban and subscribed to female education has been killed. Reports indicate that Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani died in a...

Afghan earthquake: At least 280 killed and scores wounded, says state media

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 280 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan, according to the country's state news agency. Pictures show landslides...

Afghanistan: Deadly explosion rocks Sikh site in Kabul

An assault on a Sikh prayer site in Afghanistan has left one worshipper and a Taliban member dead as well as the unidentified attackers. The...

Nine family members killed in US drone strike

Nine members of one family including six children were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul,...

Gunmen storm prison in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad, over 20 killed

At least 21 people have been killed in ongoing fighting between Afghan security forces and gunmen who raided a jail overnight in an attack...

Roadside bomb kills 7 civilians in Afghanistan

Seven civilians were killed by a roadside bomb linked to the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, even as authorities pressed for peace...

Joy and sorrow for new Afghan parents after hospital attack

Zia Gul gave birth to her daughter hours after escaping from gunmen who rampaged through a Kabul maternity ward, and now struggles to reconcile...

Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government

The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr begins on Sunday. It...

Afghan attack: Babies killed as gunmen storm maternity ward

Two babies and 11 mothers and nurses have been killed in an attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital. Another 15 people, including a...

Afghan capital rocked by four bomb blasts

Four roadside bombs detonated in less than 90 minutes Monday in a northern district of Afghanistan's capital, wounding four civilians including a child, police...

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