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Afghans 'tired of war', say exhausted peace marchers in Kabul
The marchers were welcomed along the way by village women carrying the holy Koran, men singing and dancing or offering bread and yoghurt, some in tears.
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Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan
The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack. Afghanistan also faces insurgencies from Islamic State and the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
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Afghan forces kill 10 Taliban as ceasefire is announced
The 10 included five Pakistanis killed in the clash in the eastern province of Nangarhar,
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Afghan announces ceasefire with Taliban after clerics' peace meeting
The decision came after a meeting of Islamic clerics from across the country this week who declared a fatwa on Taliban attacks.
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Suicide bomber kills at least 8 near Afghan clerics' peace tent
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which underlines deteriorating security ahead of parliamentary and district council elections set for 20 October.
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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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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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Suicide car bomber hits Afghan capital, at least four wounded
Interior ministry spokesperson Najib Danish said the cause of the explosion was a car bomb in the Qabl Bai area of the city.
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Afghanistan's Ghani offers peace talks with Taliban 'without condition'
Ghani said a political framework for peace negotiations should be created with a ceasefire and the Taliban recognised as a legitimate political group with an official political office.
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More than 10,000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded last year - UN
The overall civilian toll last year of 3,438 killed and 7,015 wounded was 9% lower than the previous year.
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Afghan Taliban say they want to end war through dialogue
The attacks have toughened both the US and Afghan governments’ stand against initiating talks with the insurgents, although neither side seems capable of winning the conflict.
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Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital
Two of the attackers blew themselves up, two were killed in fighting and one was captured, the ministry said in a statement announcing that the fighting was over.
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Blasts heard near military academy in Afghan capital - police, witness
The blasts occurred days after an ambulance bomb in the centre of Kabul killed more than 100 people and just over a week after a separate attack on the Hotel Intercontinental killed more than 20.
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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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Afghan hotel attack stirs fresh debate on private security firms
Five gunmen dressed in army uniforms made their way through two checkpoints before getting into the hilltop Hotel Intercontinental on the weekend, killing at least 20 people, including 13 foreigners.
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Heavy casualties after overnight battle at Kabul hotel
The raid was the latest in a series of attacks that have underlined the city’s vulnerability and the ability of militants to mount high-profile operations aimed at undermining confidence in the Western-backed government.
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Russia calls for talks between Afghan govt and the Taliban
Russia called for urgent talks between the government in Afghanistan and the Taliban, its Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding Russia could host such talks.
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Blast at funeral in eastern Afghanistan kills 15 – official
Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the blast hit people gathered for the funeral of a former district governor.
