Afghan bomb attack
Head of Islamic State in Afghan killed, government says
Ten other members of the militant group were also killed in a joint ground and air operation by Afghan and foreign forces, the National Directorate of Security...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly condemned the “senseless and barbaric” bombings in Kabul.
The coalition said on Tuesday that the Taliban contested or controlled only 44% of Afghan districts as of October 2017.
Authorities had blocked the streets of Kabul in a bid to prevent a repeat of the bloody confrontation between protesters and police on Friday.
The US Air Force dropped a bomb, which was referred to as 'Mother of All Bombs', on suspected IS fighters in eastern Afghanistan
It was the first time the US has used this size of bomb, which was dropped from a MC-130 aircraft in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, in a conflict.
The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, had taken position on upper floors of the hospital and engaged Special Forces sent to the scene.
A search operation was underway to find two charity workers who were still missing late on Wednesday night.
Pictures showed windows blown out at the front of an office that houses a National Directorate of Security.
A recent attack on the Afghan capital claimed the lives of a 12-year-old boy and a guard.
During a search of the surrounding areas, one suspect was arrested, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Police say the suicide bomber walked up to a white pickup truck & detonated explosives he was wearing.
At least four people were killed in the incident, which follows a spate of attacks in the Afghan capital.
Tuesday’s victory came despite signs that the Taliban were stepping up their offensive.
Rianna du Plessis says the Taliban attack has left her sister Hannelie broken and destitute.
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul.
The Taliban have been staging almost daily attacks in Kabul and claimed responsibility for the latest assault.
The violence came as the Taliban steps up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops.
The attack in one of Afghanistan’s main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on 5 April.