Afghans wait outside a hospital in Kabul for news of friends and family injured in a Taliban attack (AFP Photo/ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA)/ At least four people were killed and a dozen injured when gunmen stormed a crowded government building in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday following a suicide ...
Speaking to the BBC, Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai defended the group's role in bloodshed across the country in recent weeks/ Speaking to the BBC, Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai defended the group's role in bloodshed across the country in recent weeks (AFP Photo/KARIM JAAFAR)/ The ...
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan — Fearing Taliban threats, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan has mostly campaigned for re-election via Skype, reaching voters outside Kabul through “virtual rallies.” But on Tuesday, the president risked a 35-mile trip from the capital to neighboring Parwan Province for ...
JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber and gunmen wounded at least nine people, including a child and a woman, in an attack on a government building in eastern Afghan on Wednesday, officials said./ FILE PHOTO: Members of a Taliban delegation, led by chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani ...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had no more than 20 minutes to study a draft accord between the United States and the Taliban on pulling thousands of U.S. troops out of his country, but upcoming elections could put him back at the heart of talks to end decades of war./ FILE PHOTO: Afghan ...
President Trump calls off peace negotiations with the Taliban after the group admits to a deadly attack in Afghanistan; Benjamin Hall reports./ Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest single day since a peace agreement with Taliban insurgents was declared dead./ ...
Afghan police inspect the site of the suicide attack in Parwan province - AP/ Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in two blasts Tuesday - one at a campaign rally for the president and the other in Kabul - with The first attack saw a motorcyclist detonate a ...
Election commission workers prepare ballot boxes and election materials for the presidential election scheduled for Sept 28, at the Independent Election Commission compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Afghan officials say around 100,000 members of the country's security forces ...
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani gestures during his election campaign rally in Kabul/ KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had no more than 20 minutes to study a draft accord between the United States and the Taliban on pulling thousands of U.S. troops out of his country, ...
Iran held talks with a delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a week after peace talks between the United States and the Islamist insurgents collapsed. Iran said in December it had been meeting with Taliban representatives with the knowledge of the Afghan ...
Iran held talks with a delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a week after peace talks between the United States and the Islamist insurgents collapsed./ FILE PHOTO - Members of a Taliban delegation, led by chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C, ...
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said, after the collapse of talks between the United States and Taliban to end the nearly 18-year old war. It said the service member was killed in action but did not ...
05PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:05PM ]/ The file photo shows Head of the Political Office of the Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai speaking at a conference arranged by the Afghan diaspora in Moscow, Russia, February 5, 2019. (By Reuters)/ The Taliban says its “doors are open” to resuming ...
Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)/ An explosion has hit a campaign rally attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the country’s northern province of Parwan, leaving at least two dozen people dead. Wahida ...
36PM [Updated: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:36PM ]/ Members of Taliban's Qatar-based political bureau have visited Tehran and held talks with Iranian officials on the latest developments of the Afghan peace process, including the breakdown of US-Taliban negotiations. The delegation has reportedly ...
Egypt and Iran have been drawn in Group G alongside Belgium and New Zealand at next year's World Cup/ The organisation behind the LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' at the 2026 World Cup says it intends to push forward with plans despite Egypt objecting to Fifa. The Egyptian Football Association said it has ...
Carrie was married to Mitt's older brother, who filed for divorce months prior to her death/ Mitt Romney appears on 'Meet the Press' on Dec. 10, 2023/ The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death for former U.S. Sen Mitt Romney's late sister-in-law, ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to raise more than $25 billion through an initial public offering in 2026, a move that could boost the rocket-maker's valuation to over $1 trillion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday./ The company's move towards a public listing, which could ...
of-the-money (OTM) bitcoin (BTC) put options are lighting up in longer-dated expiries, as traders pick up cheap lottery tickets for potential moonshot payoffs if BTC swings wild. On leading crypto options exchange Deribit, the $20,000 strike put is the second most popular among the June 2026 ...
The US has deported a second group of Iranian nationals, officials in Tehran said, as the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement efforts. A chartered plane carrying more than 50 Iranians flew out of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday, travelling through Cairo and Kuwait before arriving ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a The ...
year-old girl was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Sunday, according to local sources inside the Palestinian territory. Ahed Tareq al-Bayouk was reportedly playing near her family's tent in Mawasi, Rafah, southern Gaza, when she was shot. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it ...
Red Cross teams are assisting Hamas's search for the body of the last dead hostage in Gaza/ Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a second phase of the US-brokered plan to end the war in Gaza is close - but that key issues still need to be resolved. Under the second phase of ...
Police form barriers around women participating in a protest marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)/ ISTANBUL (AP) — A police officer died Monday after being shot and seriously wounded ...
One year ago today, Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule came to an end, bringing a close to 13 years of brutal civil war. On 8 December 2024, Assad stepped down as Syria's president and fled to Russia, marking one of the most significant political shifts in the Middle East in decades. Twelve months ...