Afghanistan
Photo Story: Life in Kabul
An Afghan balloon vendor looks for customers on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 January 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/HEDAYATULLAH AMID
Extreme cold weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died…
Photo Story: Winter in Afghanistan
Afghan children selling tea and groceries warm up themselves with a blanket as they wait for the customers on a hilltop after…
Gunmen kill head of Japan aid agency in Afghanistan
Gunmen killed six people, including the head of a Japanese aid agency, on Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in Jalalabad…
Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would…
At least eight children killed in Afghanistan by roadside bomb near their school
At least eight children have been killed by a roadside bomb near their school in Afghanistan. The victims of Saturday's attack in…
Presidential elections in Afghanistan
Voters line up at a polling station to cast their ballot during the presidential elections, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The Afghan presidential elections…
U.S. drone kills 30 farm workers in Afghanistan
A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an ISIS hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s work…
Deadly Taliban attack ‘destroys’ hospital
At least 15 people have died after a truck packed with explosives was detonated by Taliban militants outside a hospital in southern…
Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban
US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. Trump tweeted he had been set to meet…
Suicide attack targets checkpoint in downtown Kabul
Afghan security forces inspect the scene after a suicide attack targeted a checkpoint in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 September 2019. According to…
Fighting in Afghanistan escalates as US and Taliban ‘close to deal’
The US is "at the threshold of an agreement" with the Taliban, the US envoy in Afghanistan has said. But the militant…