Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul wedding hall suicide bomb attack
The death toll from a late-night suicide bombing at a crowded wedding party in the Afghan capital rose to at least 63 on Sunday, including women and children, officials said. The local Islamic State group's affiliate claimed responsibility for what was the deadliest attack ...
Fears grow of a bad peace deal with the Taliban as Trump eyes quick withdrawal from Afghanistan
An Afghanistan peace agreement that the United States seems close to reaching with the Taliban has prompted worries that President Donald Trump's desire to quickly withdraw U.S. troops could further plunge the country into civil war. Trump said Friday he was pleased with talks on ...
Trump hails 'very good' White House discussions on Afghan peace deal
The White House signaled progress Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and top advisers went "very well." Trump met at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course with national security advisers, including ...
A Taliban car bomb aimed at Afghan security forces ripped through a busy Kabul neighborhood on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 145 — most of them women, children and other civilians — shortly after the extremist group and the United States reported progress ...
Taliban threaten Afghan presidential elections and warn voters to steer clear of rallies
The Taliban warned Afghans on Tuesday to keep away from election rallies and ordered its fighters to "stand against" the planned September vote. The threat came as fresh violence gripped Afghanistan, including a bicycle bombing in Kabul that killed five people, even while the Taliban ...
Taliban take credit as policeman opens fire on colleagues, killing seven
An Afghan policeman in the southern province of Kandahar opened fire on his colleagues, killing seven other policemen before fleeing the scene, a provincial official said Monday. The Taliban claimed the attack, saying the policeman had joined their ranks. The deadly shooting is the latest ...
'Sticky bomb' kills at least two aboard Kabul TV bus; rogue cop slays seven in Kandahar
Two people were killed in a blast targeting workers for an Afghan television station Sunday, while elsewhere in the war-torn nation at least seven police officers died in an "insider attack" by Taliban loyalists, officials said. The deadly attacks come amid surging violence across Afghanistan ...
Osama bin Laden's son, Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of al-Qaida, has been killed, U.S. media reported Wednesday citing American officials. NBC News said three U.S. officials had confirmed they had information of Hamza bin Laden's death, but gave no details of the place ...
At least 32 killed as bus is hit by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, a provincial official said. Mohibullah Mohib, spokesman for the police chief in Farah province, said the explosion also wounded 15 people. Most of the wounded were ...
Rogue Afghan soldier killed two American troops in Kandahar, say U.S. officials
An Afghan soldier shot and killed two American service members in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Monday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on the record about details that have not yet been made public. U.S. Central Command confirmed that ...
At least two dead in blast and firefight at Afghan vice presidential candidate's office
The political office of the Afghan president's running mate was hit by a large explosion and stormed by several gunmen who remained holed up inside, Afghan officials said Sunday. The attack in Kabul killed at least two people and came on the first day ...
Saudi-led forces and Israel among states blacklisted by U.N. for killing children
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen killed or injured 729 children during 2018, accounting for nearly half the total child casualties, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the Security Council on Friday that blacklisted the coalition for a ...
