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Two Russian embassy staff dead, 11 hurt in suicide bomb blast in Kabul

September 05, 2022 3:19 pm

Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the country more than a year ago.

Explosion rocks Sikh man’s shop near Kabul gurdwara; kin in Delhi call for India's help

July 27, 2022 8:51 pm

No casualty was reported and members of the Sikh and Hindu communities living inside the gurdwara were reportedly safe.

Afghan Sikh, Hindu community donates 1 lakh Afghani for family of Muslim security guard killed in Kabul gurdwara attack

July 07, 2022 2:39 pm

Members of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu community, led by gurdwara president Gurnam Singh, handed over the amount to the family of Ahmed Jaan, the security guard of the gurdwara, who was shot dead by the terrorists.

Explained: What is the IS-KP, the terror outfit behind Kabul gurdwara attack?

July 03, 2022 10:16 pm

Formed in 2015, the IS-KP is the regional affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). Khorasan refers to a region that falls in modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan.

India grants visas to 111 Sikhs in Afghanistan

June 20, 2022 6:21 am

The attack has also cast a shadow on the government’s plans to restart at least some of the functions of the Indian embassy in Kabul, such as visas, humanitarian help and trade in some sectors.

A journey through Kabul on the day of the fall

August 31, 2021 9:03 am

The older man said the Taliban could at least end the kleptocracy and what he called the “vulgarity” of society and bring order. The young lawyer lost it.

Evacuee: World has 'abandoned' Afghanistan's new generation

August 28, 2021 5:22 pm

Earlier this month, as the Taliban's siege closed on Kabul, the family started applying for emergency visas to several countries. Spain was the first to react, thanks to the mediation of a Spanish journalist whom Ahmadi had befriended in Kabul.

As US troops searched Afghans, a bomber in the crowd moved in

August 28, 2021 7:47 am

Pentagon officials said they were still piecing together the chain of events that took place at Abbey Gate on Thursday. There will be after-action reviews and storyboards with detailed lists of what led up to that moment.

A year after Kabul attack, Afghan Sikhs long for a settled life 

March 25, 2021 10:13 am

The attack had taken place inside the Guru Har Rai Sahib Gurudwara.

Official: Roadside bomb kills 3 people in Afghan capital Kabul

January 10, 2021 12:55 pm

Tariq Arian, spokesman for the interior minister, said a spokesman for the ministry's public protection forces "a security force" was one of the three killed in the attack. One other person was wounded he said.

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Suicide car bomb strikes near Kabul airport; Taliban claims responsibility

December 28, 2015 1:07 pm

A Taliban bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport today in an attack on a NATO convoy, killing one civilian.

Afghan Parliament Attack: 7 gunmen dead, multiple civilians injured

June 22, 2015 7:18 pm

A Taliban suicide bomber struck the entrance to the Afghan Parliament on Monday, setting off a gunbattle with the police.

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