A roadside blast in northern Afghanistan kills at least seven people. Petroleum firm employees aboard a bus were murdered. It’s unclear who was behind the attack. A roadside blast in northern Afghanistan has killed at least seven people, local officials say. Local officials say petroleum firm employees aboard a bus were murdered in the 7am … Read more
US President Joe Biden pledged to hunt down the perpetrators of the suicide bombings that killed 12 American troops in Kabul and said the United States will not be deterred from its mission to evacuate thousands of civilians from Afghanistan. “To those who carried out this attack as well as anyone who wishes America harm, … Read more
Condemnations poured in from across the world as death toll from the twin blasts in Kabul soared to over 85 on Friday. Pakistan Foreign Office ‘strongly’ condemned the heinous terrorist attack at the Kabul airport, which reportedly resulted in the loss of several precious lives, including children. “Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and … Read more
Australia has suspended an evacuation operation as fears of more attacks remained a day after suicide bombers were killed 72 Afghan nationals including 28 Taliban members and 13 US soldiers outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai international airport. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters on Friday that Australian troops had evacuated just hours before the attack … Read more
Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 85 people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The bombings, claimed by the Islamic State group, left scenes of carnage outside the airport where thousands of Afghans … Read more
The US Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated that there had been a blast outside the Kabul airport. He further added that it is not clear if there were any wounded or dead. Pentagon will provide further details once they are available, said Kirby. We can confirm that the explosion near the Abbey Gate of … Read more
US officials have paused the evacuation process from Afghanistan delayed for few hours due to the reception base in Qatar was overflowing and could not receive any more migrants. Major General Hank Taylor stated that US flights out of the Kabul airport paused for seven hours as thousands of Afghans has already hovered to the … Read more
At least sixteen people were killed and 41 others were severely injured when a passenger bus collided with a roadside mine in the Camp area of Safa district in Zabul province, Afghanistan. As per reports, interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian while talking to newsmen said that the blast happened in the Muskan Camp area in … Read more
The death toll from blasts outside a school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has risen to 58, said Afghan authorities on Sunday. Local media reported that doctors are still struggling to provide medical care to at least 150 injured. The bombing that took place on Saturday shook the city’s neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. Most of the victims … Read more
At least five police force members were killed in an explosion on their vehicle in Chapa Dara district in Kunar province of Afghanistan. According to the local media report, a provincial council member Din Mohammad confirmed the deaths. He said that Feroz, the commander of a reinforcement company of police, was also killed in the … Read more
Three people died as explosions in four provinces of Afghanistan, including Kabul and Baghlan, took place in less than 12 hours. As per the details, two police force members were killed in an explosion that targeted an armored vehicle in the Kabul University road in Kabul’s PD3 on Saturday morning, police said. Three people were … Read more
An alleged bomb blast at a religious gathering in Afghanistan’s Ghazni District has killed 15 people, including 11 children, and injured 20 others. According to Reuters news agency, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Aryan said that according to initial information, the bomb was placed on a motorised rickshaw. Ghazni governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada said most of … Read more
At least four people were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local media, the administrative chief of the district Khogyani Shams-ul-Haq Safi said that a roadside bomb exploded in the Kodakhel area of Zawa village late last afternoon and killed four civilians, including the driver. All the … Read more
At least 30 Afghan security force members were killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni on Sunday. Officials said casualties could increase given the intensity and location of the blast. Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of the provincial hospital in Ghazni, said 30 bodies and 24 injured people had been transported there. … Read more
A blast followed by gunfire has been reported near the main university in the Afghan capital on Monday. Interior Ministry said that security forces had been deployed to the area. “Gunshots still can be heard in the area but security forces have blocked it off,” Ministry of Interior spokesman Tariq Arian said. “We don’t know whether … Read more
Bismillah Jan Shinwari, the Afghanistan umpire, has lost his life in a roadside blast which took place on Saturday in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The 36-year-old umpire had stood in matches in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day and the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day tournaments happened in Afghanistan and also umpired many international … Read more
At least 17 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in Afghanistan. The blast took place on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during Eid. The blast took place in Logar province near the governor’s office where people were busy shopping for Eid. Taliban has denied the responsibility for the … Read more
An Afghan government official says a bomb blast occurred inside a mosque in western Kabul during Friday prayers has killed at least four people, including an imam, and injured eight others. Police cordoned off the area and assisted in transporting the injured to nearby hospitals by ambulance. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the … Read more
Seven people were killed and 40 others were wounded in a Taliban car bomb accident that took place in Afghanistan. According to the provincial government, the car bomb attack took place outside an intelligence agency military camp in Ghazni province on Monday. Afghanistan’s government stated that a Taliban suicide bomber exploded explosive-laden military vehicle outside … Read more
Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said in a statement that Pakistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul, which resulted in the loss of several precious lives and injuries to many others. The spokesperson added “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have suffered in this tragedy and we are relieved that the leadership … Read more
At least 3 people were killed and 11 were wounded in a blast that took place in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province. Sayed Ahmad Babazai, police chief of the area informed, “A motorcycle rigged with a bomb exploded during a football match,” Government’s spokesperson Talib Khan Mangal informed Afghan media that the bomb exploded near a … Read more
At least six people were killed in a suicide attack that targeted a military academy in Kabul today. This was the first major attack in the capital city in months. Interior Ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said that twelve other people were also wounded in the incident. The ministry of defense reported that 5 people were … Read more
