Sources: The Guardian
Following peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an extended ceasefire, while Pakistan continues to allege that Afghanistan is sheltering militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban. 2025-10-30
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
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announces that Germany has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, thereby ending its involvement in the war. 2021-06-29
An improvised explosive device goes off prematurely in Wardaka, Baghlan, Afghanistan, killing nine insurgents and injuring five more. 2018-04-13
Amidst violence, voters in Afghanistan elect a new President in what is the country's first democratic transfer of power. 2014-04-5
Five U.S. service members are killed after a helicopter crash during a rainstorm in Daman district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. 2013-03-11
Students in Afghanistan hold protests in response to the Kandahar massacre by a member of the United States Army. 2012-03-13
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
20 Taliban militants, including two rebel commanders, are killed in fighting with security forces in northeastern Takhar province, Afghanistan. 2010-10-7
U.S. helicopter - Air Force CV-22 Osprey - crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three U.S. service members and one civilian employee. Zabiullah Mujahid says Taliban fighters shot down the chopper. 2010-04-9