Oppression of Afghan women
Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack
Islamic State claims responsibility for a suicide attack that targeted the Iraqi embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, the group's Amaq news agency says.…
‘These were poor people who were torn to pieces’ – Afghanistan blast witness
Wounded men in Afghan hospital express horror after Monday's Taliban car bomb attack in Kabul.…
All-girl Afghan robotics team in U.S. after visa hurdles
A team of Afghan girls compete in a Washington, D.C. robotics competition after American officials agreed to allow them to enter the country despite initially denying them visas.…
War-torn Kabul becomes a protected site for migratory birds
A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the UN environment agency, with the aim of saving hundreds of migratory…
Afghan soldier turns gun on U.S. troops: 3 killed
The killing of three American soldiers by an Afghan counterpart comes as the Trump administration discusses whether to send thousands of additional U.S. and coalition troops to the country.…
12 killed as a wave of violence in Kabul continues
12 people have been killed in the Afghan capital as the wave of violence following a truck bomb continues.…
ISIS leader in Afghanistan confirmed killed
U.S. and Afghan officials confirm the head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, was killed in an operation on April 27, conducted jointly by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces in the…
Young Afghan boy’s dream comes true
Murtaza Ahmadi, the young Afghan boy who became an online sensation earlier this year for wearing a plastic bag mimicking a Lionel Messi shirt, walks out on the pitch with his hero…
FG clamours for improved judicial structure
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Orlando shooter was previously investigated by FBI
At least 49 people have been killed in an attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, in the US state of Florida. The shooter Omar Mateen, an American citizen of Afghan origin,…