Abdul Manan Saeedi, director of economy in Logar province, Afghan central province, was killed Sunday morning around 10:30 local time in an armed attack when he was on Logar-Kabul route, said provincial police spokesman Gul Haidar Ahmadi.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Afghanistan already torn by decades-long war is experiencing a nationwide spike in bombings and targeted killings.
These attacks, often without claim of...
The ministry added that there is a strong regional and international consensus on the Afghan peace process and the government hails efforts for ensuring peace and security in the country.
Representatives from the U.S., the European Union, NATO and a number of other European countries met on Thursday in Berlin.
Following their meeting, these representatives issued a statement in which they called on the...
An explosion took place Saturday around 4:27 local time near Sayed ul-Shuhada school in Dasht-e Barchi area, west of Afghan capital of Kabul, said Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
The initial reports indicated a toll of casualties was 25 killed and 52 wounded—all civilians.
The toll has now rose to more than 50 killed and more than 100 wounded and...
An explosion took place Saturday around 4:27 local time near Sayed ul-Shuhada school in Dasht-e Barchi area, west of Kabul city, said Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
The initial reports indicated a toll of casualties was 25 killed and 52 wounded—all civilians.
According to the spokesman of the Interior Ministry, the toll rose to more than 30 killed and more...
The nation already torn by long-decades war has faced a third wave of the coronavirus, said Mirwais Alizai, deputy spokesman for the Afghan Public Health Ministry on Saturday.
Cases are spiking in country’s eastern provinces.
Afghan capital, Kabul, and provinces alongside the borders have the highest record of cases after eastern region.
The COVID-19 vaccine roll out has also begun in the country, with more than...
The U.S. Senate members in the meeting highlighted needs for preserving the achievements of Afghanistan gained in the past two decades, Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released Saturday.
“They considered the active participation of women in peace talks and Afghanistan's future as an inalienable right of Afghan women,” it added. “They underscored the women's significant role in ensuring lasting peace...
Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, tweeted on Saturday, calling on Afghan leaders from the warring parties to seize the opportunity for peace and negotiate a political settlement to end the decades-long war in the country.
“There is a unique international consensus for peace, rooted in the support for a negotiated settlement, an end to violence, and rejection of any attempt to...
Ceiling collapse in the Afghan central Kapisa province killed seven people late on Friday, provincial police spokesman Shaiq Shoresh spoke to TKG.
All the dead were members of one family, according to the spokesman.
Women and children were also among the victims, he added.
The cause of the collapse was said to be heavy rainfall in the province.
Heavy rainfall, triggering flash floods has hit several parts...
According to a ministry's statement Afghan forces have inflicted heavy casualties to the fighters.
In the statement, the ministry said as many as 15 Taliban fighters have been killed and a dozen more wounded in its forces’ clearance operations.
Elsewhere, Afghan Defense Ministry said government forces have cleared two villages in Ali Sheng district of Laghman province.
There was no immediate comment from the Taliban....
