Kabul: News
21 Nov 2020
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 14 rockets land in Kabul; five dead, 21 injured
As many as 14 rockets landed in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, taking the lives of five people and injuring 21, said reports.
27 Jul 2020
AfghanistanIt's home: Persecuted in Afghanistan, 11 Sikhs arrive in Delhi
Eleven Sikhs from Afghanistan reached Delhi on Sunday, four months after a barbaric attack at a gurudwara in Kabul killed 27.
25 Mar 2020
IndiaTerrorists barge into gurudwara in Kabul, kill at least 11
In a despicable incident, terrorists, armed with guns, barged inside a gurudwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and rained bullets, killing at least 11 on Wednesday, several reports said.
17 Oct 2019
Narendra ModiLast month, SpiceJet flight intercepted by Pakistan jets amid confusion
With Indo-Pak tensions heightened since the Balakot airstrikes, Pakistani fighter jets intercepted a SpiceJet passenger plane over their airspace last month, sources in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said today.
11 Sep 2019
AfghanistanOn 9/11 anniversary, rocket explodes at US Embassy in Afghanistan
A rocket exploded at the United States Embassy in Afghanistan's Kabul on Wednesday, the anniversary of 9/11 attack.
08 Sep 2019
AfghanistanDonald Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban leaders, Afghan President
On Saturday, United States President Donald Trump said that he has canceled a peace deal with Taliban leaders.
18 Aug 2019
Afghanistan#KabulAttack: 63 dead in bomb blast at wedding, 180 injured
At least 63 people have been killed and over 180 injured when a powerful bomb explosion ripped through a packed wedding hall in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
12 May 2019
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Former journalist shot dead in broad daylight, probe ordered
A political adviser and former journalist named Mena Mangal was shot dead in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, days after she wrote on social media that her life was under threat.
15 Jan 2019
AfghanistanBomb blast kills Indian in Afghanistan, MEA condemns 'cowardly attack'
An Indian national was among those killed in the terror attack in Afghanistan's capital yesterday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said and called for the perpetrators of the assault as well as those who provide them shelter to be brought to justice expeditiously.
25 Dec 2018
AfghanistanDeath toll in Kabul attack rises to 43: Health Ministry
An hour-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said today, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghanistan capital this year.
15 Nov 2018
AfghanistanIn blistering 4-hour-long attack, Taliban kills 30 Afghan cops
Afghan officials said the Taliban has killed 30 policemen in a blistering overnight attack in Afghanistan's Farah province.
09 Oct 2018
AfghanistanTaliban attacks kill 12 policemen in Afghanistan province
An official said a Taliban assault in Northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan has killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded another 10.
06 Sep 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Insurgents kill 19 security personnel in separate assaults
Insurgents killed 19 security personnel in separate assaults in Afghanistan, officials said today.
21 Aug 2018
TalibanAfghanistan: Multiple rockets hit Kabul as security forces, militants clash
Multiple rockets were fired toward the Presidential Palace in the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early today, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the capital city's old quarter.
02 Aug 2018
AfghanistanIndian among three foreigners shot dead by terrorists in Kabul
Three foreigners working for the global food services company Sodexo, including an Indian, were abducted and killed by terrorists in Kabul today.
09 May 2018
WorldSeries of huge explosions and gunshots rock Kabul
A series of huge explosions rocked Kabul today followed by gunshots, in the latest attacks on the Afghan capital.
30 Apr 2018
AfghanistanTwo blasts in Kabul kill 21, including AFP photographer
Twin blasts in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, on Monday morning, killed at least 21 including AFP's chief photographer Shah Marai.
22 Apr 2018
Ashraf GhaniSuicide attack on Kabul voter registration center kills 31
At least 31 people were killed, and several others were wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday.
21 Mar 2018
WorldKabul: Suicide bomber kills 26 as Afghans celebrate new year
At least 26 people were killed after a suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in the capital city of Kabul in Afghanistan as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year, said an official.
17 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpWhen an Afghan man names his son Donald Trump
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17 Mar 2018
TalibanKabul: 2 killed in car bomb explosion claimed by Taliban
A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul today killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain pressure on the capital amid growing calls for peace talks.
02 Mar 2018
AfghanistanOne killed, several injured in Kabul blast
A blast in Kabul this morning has killed at least one and injured four, the Afghan government said.
24 Feb 2018
AfghanistanMultiple terror attacks strike Afghanistan leaving at least 24 dead
At least 24 people have been killed and several others injured in four different terror attacks in Afghanistan.
30 Jan 2018
Pakistan NewsAfghanistan: Kabul hotel attacker trained by Pakistan spy agency ISI
In a shocking claim, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Mahmoud Saikal said that Pakistan's spy agency ISI trained the terrorist involved in the attack on Kabul's iconic Intercontinental Hotel.
29 Jan 2018
TalibanSeveral explosions heard near military academy in Kabul
Several explosions were heard this morning at Kabul's Marshal Fahim National Defense University.
27 Jan 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Powerful suicide bombing kills 40 in Kabul; 140 injured
A powerful suicide bomb explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has left at least 40 dead and another 140 injured in the city center.
28 Dec 2017
AfghanistanKabul: Suicide blast targeting Shia center, news office kills 40
At least 40 people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide blast close to the offices of a Shia cultural center and the Afghan Voice news agency in Kabul.
07 Nov 2017
TalibanGunmen storm Kabul TV station, casualties feared
A number of gunmen have attacked a private TV station in Kabul.
29 Sep 2017
AfghanistanSuicide bombing targeting Shiite mosque in Kabul kills 4
At least four people were killed and 20 others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Shiite Hussainia Mosque in central Kabul.
25 Aug 2017
AfghanistanShia mosque in Kabul attacked by bomber, gunmen
Afghan officials said a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the Shiite Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul.
24 Jul 2017
AfghanistanKabul's car bomb blast: 24 killed, several injured
An early morning car bomb explosion killed at least 24 people and left several injured in Afghanistan's Kabul city.
06 Jun 2017
AfghanistanKabul: Rocket lands within Indian ambassador's residence premises
A rocket fired from an unidentified location has reportedly landed on the volleyball court of the residence of the Indian Ambassador to Kabul in Afghanistan.
03 Jun 2017
AfghanistanKabul: 20 killed in an attack during a protester's funeral
At least 20 have been killed in three explosions in a cemetery at the funeral of a protester in Afghani capital, Kabul.
03 May 2017
AfghanistanBlast outside US embassy in Kabul
Reports indicate that a large explosion went off in Kabul near the US Embassy.
21 Nov 2016
AfghanistanKabul mosque bombing kills dozens of people
A suicide bomb attack inside Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least 30 people. It also injured more than 90 people.
06 Sep 2016
TalibanAfghan forces end siege after suicide attacks hit Kabul
Afghan security forces ended a 10-hour siege on Tuesday, killing three attackers and rescuing 42 civilians, at the office of NGO CARE International in Kabul.
25 Aug 2016
Ashraf GhaniAmerican University in Kabul under attack
A car bomb detonated at the front gate of the American University and several armed militants forced their way in.
