Explosion kills at least 5 people in northern Afghanistan

Jumaddin Khaksar, spokesperson for provincial security headquarters, confirmed the explosion which occurred outside Kabul Bank in the northern Kunduz province, where local employees had gathered to collect their salaries, Tolo News reported on Tuesday.

USAID deserves defunding: What I saw firsthand in Afghanistan and beyond

By Hedieh Mirahmadi, Exclusive Columnist Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Signage for the US government's humanitarian agency USAID is seen on a cargo container beside a tricycle in Manila on February 4, 2025. The US government's giant humanitarian …

Government remains behind ECB’s decision to fulfil Afghanistan fixture

The government has reiterated its support for England’s decision to fulfil this month’s Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan, claiming a boycott would be “counterproductive”. England’s men are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26 but …

UNSC: Daesh remains threat to Afghanistan, beyond

UN counterterrorism officials have warned during a Security Council (UNSC) that the presence of Daesh in the region remains a threat to Afghanistan and some . . . You need to subscribe to view the full article. Please login or register a new account.

Five killed in suicide bomb blast in northeastern Afghanistan, say police

At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body self-detonated outside a bank in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, police said. The blast took place at 8:35am (0405 GMT) near the Kabul Bank branch in Kunduz …

UNSC concerned about Daesh threat in Afghanistan, Syria and Africa

The UN Security Council’s Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, on Monday highlighted the threat posed by Daesh, including ISIS-K in Afghanistan, whose “supporters plotted attacks in Europe and were actively seeking to recruit …

Afghanistan signs 6.2-mln-USD marble mining contract

KABUL, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract worth 6.2 million U.S. dollars for marble mining in southern Kandahar province, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A contract …

Suicide bomber kills 5 outside bank in Afghanistan: police

Afghanistan signs contracts worth $264mn for design of Kandahar-Herat railway 

Afghanistan has signed contracts worth $264mn for the design of a new railway that will connect Kandahar and Herat, covering a distance of 737 kilometers in the country's west, according to Rail Freight. The move is part of a broader initiative to …

Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan

Police say Taliban security personnel were among those killed in the as-yet unclaimed attack. A bomb blast has killed at least five people and wounded seven in northeastern Afghanistan, local police report. The blast took place at 8:35am (04:05 GMT) on …