VOA News Ayaz Gul April 19, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A group of Taliban insurgents staged a bomb and gun attack in the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday morning, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 327, according officials. The assault targeted a building, which officials say houses a special unit of the Afghan security force working under
QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, April 17 (Xinhua) — Heavy rainfall and floods claimed the lives of 23 people including women and children in the western Badghhis province with Qala-e-Naw as its capital 555 km northwest of Kabul on Saturday night and Sunday morning, provincial police chief Abdul Rauf Taj said Sunday. “Based on the reports we have
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 28, 2016 Officials say Taliban militants fired a series of rockets at Afghanistan’s parliament compound on March 28 as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak. No casualties were reported from the attack claimed by the Taliban. “Three rockets were fired at the parliament
Press TV March 25, 2016 An explosion close to the US embassy and other diplomatic missions in the Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, injures one person. The blast in the Macrorayan area shook almost the entire southern part of the capital on Friday. The Kabul police chief said an improvised explosive device (IED) that was attached to a
VOA News March 3, 2016 KABUL—Afghanistan’s chief peace negotiator says talks with Taliban-led insurgent groups are a “last opportunity” for accord, despite increasing violence during the past six months by armed opposition factions. Direct peace negotiations between Afghan government and Taliban delegates are expected to take place in neighboring Pakistan later this week. A four-nation
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 27, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A suicide bomber attacked Afghan security forces near the Defense Ministry building in Kabul Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 13 others, said police officials. That followed an earlier bombing in Kunar province that killed at least 13 and wounded more than 40 others Witnesses in
Tolo News: Thousands of Kabul residents on Fridays visit the limited number of recreational places that the city has to offer. Those who make their way to parks and other recreational areas in the city said despite living in a country where insecurity and war prevails, people still want to leave their homes for fun and entertainment. Bebe
Khaama Press: The electricity of capital Kabul was restored late on Monday evening after weeks of blackout following the destruction of electricity pylons in northern Baghlan province. The officials in Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, Afghanistan’s national power utility, said the technicians managed to repair the damaged pylons in Dand-e-Shahabuddin district of Baghlan after the area was cleared
Khaama Press: Javid Faisal, spokesman for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, told reporters in Kabul that the power lines have been fixed. Citing officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Faisal further added that the electricity will likely be reconnected by the end of the day. The electricity pylons were destroyed by the Taliban militants last month
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 20, 2016 Electricity is expected to soon be restored in the Afghan capital, weeks after insurgents destroyed cables from Uzbekistan providing power to Kabul. Wahidullah Tawhidi, spokesman for the Afghan electricity directorate, said on February 20 that the military had cleared Taliban-linked fighters from the area of northern Baghlan Province