Afghan government
Afghan govt imposes night curfew to stem Taliban advance
The curfew will be effective between 10 pm and 4 am local time, Ahmad Zia Zia, deputy interior ministry spokesperson said.
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Afghan Taliban reject talks with US in Pakistan
Talks between the two sides have stalled after the Taliban accused Khalilzad of straying from the agreed agenda and there is no clarity on when they may resume.
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Twin blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
Spokesman for the interior ministry Najib Danish said the suicide bomber appeared to have posed as a journalist and blew himself up where reporters and emergency health officials were standing.
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Death toll from Afghan election centre blast rises above 50
President Ghani issued a statement condemning the attack and said it “cannot divert us from our aims or weaken this national democratic process”.
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Afghanistan approves first full-fledged Islamic bank
The IBA was previously known as Bakhtar Bank and operated under a conventional banking license since it was acquired by Azizi Bank in 2009.
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China, Pakistan to look at including Afghan in $57 billion economic corridor
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said his country and China were 'iron brothers', but did not directly mention the prospect of Afghanistan joining the corridor.
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Afghan defence chief quits over attack, as Mattis flies in
Minister Habibi had come under intense pressure from Afghan lawmakers following an Islamic State attack on a Kabul military hospital in March.
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Illegal mining, weak govt help Taliban expand in Afghan north
Opium, grown mainly in the south of Afghanistan, is by far the biggest source of revenue for the Taliban.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan feel heat of rising regional tensions
Many Pakistanis view India as their enemy, and that attitude has hardened in recent months.
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Afghan forces end siege after suicide attacks in Kabul
That attack was claimed by the Taliban and was followed a few hours later by a car bomb in Share Naw.
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Taliban make further gains in Afghan north
Fighting has escalated in Afghan since the insurgency started spreading from its traditional strongholds.
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Taliban make Afghan road trips more risky
More than 200 people have been reported kidnapped & at least 21 murdered in northern & eastern Afghan.
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American journalist, translator killed in Afghanistan
The attack occurred around 2:30pm local time & also killed the vehicle’s driver, an army soldier said.
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Suicide bombing hits restaurant in Afghan capital Kabul
During a search of the surrounding areas, one suspect was arrested, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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Afghan govt to meet Taliban in official talks
The tentative step toward full peace negotiations is aimed at ending over 13 years of war.
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UN report: Torture still widespread in Afghan jails
Torture is prohibited by Afghan law but said to be widely used as a tool for extracting information.
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Kabul attack: Destitute SA doctor desperate to come home
Rianna du Plessis says the Taliban attack has left her sister Hannelie broken and destitute.
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Suicide bomber hits British embassy vehicle
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul.
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Suicide attack kills 11 in Afghanistan
The attack in one of Afghanistan’s main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on 5 April.
