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Mosque blast in Afghanistan kills prominent scholar, civilians
At least 18 people killed, including pro-Taliban imam, in suicide attack on the Guzargah Mosque in western Herat city with many wounded.
An explosion at a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan killed a high-profile…
UN says six million Afghans are at risk of famine as crises grow
Humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths urges donors to immediately provide $770m as the population battles hunger, climate change and conflict.
The UN humanitarian chief has urged donors to restore funding for development in Afghanistan…
Taliban ban crypto in Afghanistan, arrest digital coin dealers
Afghanistan's central bank imposed a nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies this month and the Taliban regime has arrested several dealers who defied orders to stop trading digital tokens, according to a senior police official.
The crackdown…
At least 20 dead in Afghanistan as flash floods wreak havoc in crisis-ridden country
Deadly flash floods that hit Afghanistan in the last 48 hours have left dozens of people dead with hundreds of houses and acres of crop fields damaged.
The sudden deluge of flooding comes as extreme rainfall was already wreaking havoc in…
Afghanistan: Deadly blast rips through crowded Kabul mosque
A huge explosion has ripped through a crowded mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 21 people, police say.
Another 33 people were injured, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Wednesday's blast occurred…
Ayman al-Zawahiri: US warns of possible retaliation over al-Qaeda death
The US has urged its citizens to be vigilant against possible anti-American violence abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
His death could prompt al-Qaeda supporters or other linked terror groups…
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike
The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed.
He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of…
Taliban presiding over extensive rights abuses in Afghanistan, says UN
Taliban authorities have presided over widespread human rights abuses since they took control of Afghanistan last August, the UN said, including 160 killings of former government officials and members of the security forces, and dozens of…
Afghanistan reels from deadly earthquake as crisis-hit country struggles for aid
Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people, a heavy blow for a country already facing a dire economic and humanitarian crisis.…
Afghanistan earthquake: Over one thousand killed in major tremor
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years kills 1,000 and injures 1,500 people in the provinces of Paktika and Khost.
Authorities say hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the underdeveloped region.
Tremors could be felt in…