Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Twin Bomb Attacks Kill Civilians and US Troops Amid Evacuation

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Two bombs have struck the perimeter of Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, as civilians continued to…

3 years ago

Afghanistan War: US and Taliban Sign Peace Deal in Qatar

The US and Taliban militants have signed a "comprehensive peace agreement" to end fighting in Afghanistan after more than 18…

5 years ago

Kabul Suicide Attack: At Least 43 Killed at Religious Gathering

At least 43 people have been killed after a suicide bomber attacked a gathering of religious scholars in the Afghan…

6 years ago

Farouq al-Qahtani Death: Senior al-Qaeda Leader Killed In US Drone Strike

Senior al-Qaeda leader Farouq al-Qahtani has been killed in a US drone strike in north eastern Afghanistan last month, the…

8 years ago

David Gilkey: NPR Photojournalist Killed in Afghanistan

Veteran US photojournalist David Gilkey and his Afghan translator Zabihullah Tamanna have been killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.…

9 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl Faces Court-Martial for Desertion

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will face a general court-martial for desertion and other charges. The US soldier was held for five…

9 years ago

Taliban Militants Storm Kandahar Airport

Afghan Taliban fighters have reportedly attacked Kandahar airport. It is not clear whether the clashes have resulted in casualties. A…

9 years ago

Kunduz Hospital Attack: US Launches Investigation into Airstrikes

The US has launched a "full investigation" into airstrikes that killed 19 people at a Medecins Sans Frontieres-run Afghan hospital…

9 years ago

Jalaluddin Haqqani Dead: Afghan Militant Leader Died at Least a Year Ago

Afghan militant leader Jalaluddin Haqqani died at least a year ago, the BBC reported. It appears the founder of the…

9 years ago

Mullah Omar’s Death Confirmed by Taliban

The death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar - reported by the Afghan government on July 29 - was confirmed…

9 years ago

Who Is Mullah Omar?

On July 29, Afghanistan’s secret services have confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for two or…

9 years ago

Mullah Omar Dead: Taliban Supreme Leader Died in Pakistan in 2013

According to Afghanistan’s security services, Taliban supreme commander and spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid died two years ago in…

9 years ago

Afghanistan: At least 45 people killed in suicide bomb attack at volleyball match

At least 45 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a volleyball tournament in Paktika province, eastern…

10 years ago

Afghanistan elections 2014: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah sign power sharing agreement

Afghanistan’s presidential contenders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have signed a deal to form a government of national unity at…

10 years ago

Major General Harold Greene shot dead by Afghan soldier

The US military has paid tribute to Major General Harold Greene, shot dead by an Afghan soldier in an insider…

10 years ago

US general killed by Afghan soldier at Camp Qargha

A US general has been killed in an attack by a man in Afghan military uniform at British-run Camp Qargha…

10 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl to be questioned by MG Kenneth R. Dahl

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to submit to questioning next week by the US Army general probing the circumstances that…

10 years ago

Afghanistan: Paktika market car bomb attack kills at least 89

A car bomb attack at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province has killed at least 89 people and…

10 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl to return to active military duty after reintegration process

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will return to active military duty at the end of his reintegration process, the US Army has…

10 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl captivity photo emerges to media

A picture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl appearing to pose with a Taliban leader during his captivity in Afghanistan has been…

10 years ago

UNHCR: Refugee figures highest since World War Two

According to the UN refugee agency, the number of people forced to flee their homes because of war or persecution…

11 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl: US army launches investigation into Afghanistan captivity

The US army has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance from an Afghan outpost. Major…

11 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl in stable condition at Texas military medical center

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed last month after five years in Taliban captivity, is in a stable condition in…

11 years ago

Bowe Bergdahl returns to US overnight

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will return to the US on Friday, officials have said. Bowe Bergdahl, 28, will fly to a…

11 years ago

Five US troops die in friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan

US army officials are investigating the reported friendly-fire incident in southern Afghanistan that killed five American soldiers and two Afghans.…

11 years ago