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Blast in north Afghanistan kills three Taliban security personnel

May 08, 2024 8:55 pm

Protests have roiled several districts in the northern province of Badakhshan where farmers object to Taliban security forces' attempts to wipe out opium cultivation - the backbone of many household incomes in impoverished Afghanistan.

Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including pro-Taliban cleric

September 02, 2022 5:49 pm

The explosion in the city of Herat left the courtyard of the Guzargah Mosque littered with bodies, the ground stained with blood, video from the scene showed.

Explosion in Afghan capital wounds at least 15

April 03, 2022 12:48 pm

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blast and no one immediately claimed responsibility.

Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 2 dead

December 26, 2020 1:15 pm

Two other police were wounded when a bomb attached to their car exploded earlier Saturday in southern Kabul.

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 3, injures 15 in Kabul

April 29, 2020 1:14 pm

The government blamed the Taliban for the attack, which took place a day after the country's defense minister and the commander of US forces in Afghanistan visited the facility.

Death toll from attack on Shi'ite gathering in Afghan capital rises to 11

March 08, 2019 3:30 pm

Militants fired mortar bombs at the gathering on Thursday, a commemoration on the anniversary of the death of a leader of the Hazara ethnic minority.

Afghanistan: Explosions near political gathering in Kabul, three injured

March 07, 2019 2:36 pm

A media report said at least 10 explosions were heard. People could be seen scattering in all directions after the blasts.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast near airport kills 16

March 06, 2019 5:41 pm

Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor in eastern Nangarhar province, says that along with the 16 killed, nine other people were wounded when the militants launched a suicide bombing and stormed a construction company near the airport.

Attack on UK security group compound in Kabul, 10 dead

November 28, 2018 11:44 pm

A senior security official said the blast happened close to a compound of British security contractor group G4S, near an industrial park on the main road leading out of Kabul towards eastern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Blast at polling station in Kabul kills 15

October 20, 2018 8:54 pm

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, which appeared to have been the most serious of a day marked by a series of smaller-scale attacks.

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