Kabul bombing
At least 95 wounded in Taliban blast in Kabul
The car bomb exploded near the entrance of a police station in western Kabul around 9:00 am (0430 GMT), interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
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At least 53 wounded as powerful car bomb rocks Kabul
Health ministry spokesperson Wahidullah Mayar tweeted that 53 wounded patients had been taken to hospital, warning that the figures could rise.
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Suicide bomber kills 6 near police checkpoint in Afghan capital
Ten policemen and civilians, including women, were injured in the blast.
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9 journalists among those killed in Afghan twin blasts, toll rises to 26
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly condemned the “senseless and barbaric” bombings in Kabul.
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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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Blast at election centre in Afghan capital, at least four dead
The attack follows several weeks of relative quiet in Kabul and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Three killed by blast in Afghan capital Kabul
Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danesh said all those killed and wounded in the explosion were civilians with no casualties among the contractors.
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Afghan capital in shock after deadly ambulance bomb attack
At least 95 people were killed and 158 wounded in the blast, which was claimed by the Taliban.
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UPDATE: Nearly 100 killed in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast, a week after it claimed an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul in which more than 20 people were killed.
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Car bomb wounds at least 18 in Afghan capital
A plume of grey smoke rose from the blast area in the city centre and buildings hundreds of meters away were shaken by the force of the explosion.
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Blast hits police in Afghan capital Kabul, dozens of casualties
Islamic State, which has claimed a series of attacks in Kabul over the past two years, issued a statement on its Amaq news agency saying it was responsible.
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Blast at Afghan news agency in Kabul kills dozens
Interior Ministry said at least 40 people had been killed and 30 wounded in the blast, the latest in a series to have hit media organisations in Kabul.
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Rockets strike downtown Kabul, no casualties reported
At around 6 am alarms could be heard sounding at the headquarters of the Nato-led military mission, as well as at several foreign embassies in the area.
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Afghan police seize truck bomb headed for Kabul
Fears of another large attack have lingered after a massive truck bomb struck downtown Kabul in May, killing more than 150 people.
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20 feared dead following Afghan Supreme Court blast
The Ministry of Health, which reported the casualty numbers, said the figure was expected to rise.
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Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 12
The attack began on Wednesday evening with a large explosion that officials said was a car bomb.
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Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast
Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the incident ended with one attacker killed.
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Blast in northwest Baghdad claimed by Islamic State kills at least six
Sources said the death toll could rise as some of the wounded were in a critical condition.
