Sources: The Guardian
Four people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a sports club in Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. 2023-10-26
Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen warns that all foreign troops must leave Afghanistan before a NATO deadline on September 11 amid reports that the U.S. military plans to keep 1,000 troops in Kabul in order to protect both its embassy and the Hamid Karzai International Airport. 2021-07-4
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. 2018-06-15
Gunfire is heard in the Afghan capital Kabul with security forces looking for attackers with at least one person killed and six injured. 2016-09-6
A powerful, magnitude 7.2 earthquake has shaken Tajikistan. It was felt as far away as India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. No damage or casualties have been reported as the epicenter lies within the vast Badakhshan national park. The US Geological Survey describes the area as one of the “most seismically hazardous regions on Earth” because of tectonic activity along shifting fault lines. 2015-12-7
The Taliban launch attacks in Badakhshan and Laghman provinces in Afghanistan, killing 10 policemen and 3 civilians. 2014-05-21
A roadside bomb kills three members of NATO's ISAF force in Afghanistan. 2013-04-30
Officials in Afghanistan said that the price of opium has doubled due to a blight. There are fears the higher prices will draw more farmers into that business. 2011-01-2
Two Canadian medics are killed in Afghanistan, 20 kilometres west of Kandahar City in Panjwaii District. 2010-06-27
U.S. President Barack Obama, in his first visit to Afghanistan as commander in chief, meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and speaks to American troops deployed there. 2010-03-28