A series of militant attacks in Afghanistan kill more than 20 people. 2018-02-24
Two suicide bomber attacks, one on a Shia mosque in Kabul and one on a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, kill approximately 60 people. Approximately 180 people have been killed in bombing attacks this week. 2017-10-20
Officials announce that Afghan security forces have retaken Nawa District from the Taliban. 2017-07-17
Taliban insurgents seize control of the strategic town of Sangin in the southern Helmand Province after a year-long battle with Afghan security forces. 2017-03-23
Afghan security forces killed 16 militants from Taliban group in Ghazni. 2016-11-30
At least two people have been killed and 90 injured in an attack on the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif. The Taliban has claimed responsibility. 2016-11-10
Ali Haider Gilani, the son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani, is rescued in a joint operation by U.S. and Afghan forces three years after he was kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants. 2016-05-10
The Taliban announced it overran Ghoryan in western Herat, the second district to fall in three days. 2015-10-21
The U.S. Air Force launches air-strikes on Taliban forces within Kunduz. 2015-09-29
A bombing outside the Kabul police academy kills at least 20 people with the Taliban claiming responsibility. 2015-08-7