Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 25 people wereThe attack highlights country’s killed on Wednes­day in an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital where worshippers were offering morning prayers, the latest brutal assault claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group. The incident highlights the country’s ongoing security crisis and comes …

KABUL: A Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul was attacked by unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers on Wednesday, officials said. Up to 200 people were believed to be trapped inside the complex, a member of parliament said. Afghan security forces had blocked off the area and were …

KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul this Monday to meet with President Ashraf Ghani to help quell the political instability stemming from last year’s elections which have held back peace negotiations with the Taliban. Pompeo said Monday the United States was cutting $1 billion in …

KABUL: The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said on Saturday, throwing a precarious peace process between the insurgents and Kabul into deeper crisis. President Ashraf Ghani recently announced that the authorities would free 1,500 militants as a “gesture of goodwill” before negotiations …

KABUL: Daesh claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday near the presidential palace in Afghanistan where rival presidential inaugurations were taking place. “Caliphate soldiers targeted the inauguration of the tyrant Ashraf Ghani”, firing 10 rockets near the presidential palace in Kabul, the extremist group said in a statement released via …

KABUL: The militant Daesh group has claimed responsibility for a gun assault on a political rally in the Afghan capital on Friday that killed 29 people and wounded 61. “Two brothers… targeted a gathering of apostates… in Kabul city with machine guns, hand grenades and rocket-propelled grenades,” it said in …

WASHINGTON: The United States has conducted an airstrike against the Taliban militant group’s positions in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province, just days after the two sides signed a “peace” deal. The Taliban militants “were actively attacking an (Afghan National Security Forces) checkpoint. This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack,” …

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the Taliban downed a US military plane carrying CIA officers in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In a statement released by the Taliban on Monday evening, they officially said that the movement downed a US military plane in Taliban-controlled territory …

An Afghan passenger plane crashed on Monday in Ghazni province, local officials said, but the number of people on board and their fate was not immediately known, nor was the cause of the crash. Arif Noori, spokesperson for the provincial governor, said the plane went down around 1:10pm local time …

DOHA: The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with US troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches an agreement with US negotiators in talks in Doha, two sources have said. If an agreement is reached, the move could revive hopes …