China has called on Afghan authorities to investigate a deadly blast in Kabul that killed a Chinese national and six Afghans, while injuring several others. Five Chinese citizens were also wounded, prompting Beijing to seek urgent medical assistance for the injured. The explosion occurred in the commercial Shahr-e-Naw area, a district housing embassies, offices, and […]
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Taliban report mosque blast at government ministry in Kabul
A blast struck a mosque at a government ministry building in Kabul Wednesday as workers and visitors were praying, a Taliban official said. The afternoon explosion went off inside the mosque of the Interior Ministry, which is responsible for security and law enforcement in the country. A Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Interior Ministry, […]
3 killed and several injured in two blasts targeting a political gathering in Kabul
KABUL: 3 killed, 22 injured in twin blasts in a large political gathering in Kabul on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and ex-president Hamid Karzai. Mohammad Younus Qanooni, former lower speaker said to the gathering “Stay calm, the area of the blast is far from us,” Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman […]
Blast on clerics gathering in Kabul kills seven
At least seven people were killed in a suicide bombing Monday near a gathering of top clerics in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, roughly one hour after the group proclaimed such attacks a sin, police said. The blast in the western part of the city, near universities and a police academy, was claimed by the Islamic State […]
One killed as Kabul car bomb targets foreign forces: Ministry
KABUL: A suicide car bomb attack targeting a foreign forces convoy rocked eastern Kabul early Friday, killing at least one civilian and injuring nine in an area where many expatriates reside, the Afghan interior ministry said. Extensive damage to the facades of nearby houses could be seen with debris scattered on pavements as witnesses reported […]
Five dead, six wounded in Kabul blasts: officials
At least five people were killed and six others wounded in multiple blasts near a media outlet and mosque in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital. “There were two explosions. We still do not know the target of the attack, but Afghan Voice Agency is in the […]