Austin also announces that the U.S. Department of Defense will activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet for the third time and send 18 planes that will be used by the U.S. military to help evacuate American citizens. 2021-08-22
The first Afghan President after the 2001 United States invasion, Hamid Karzai, announces that he and his daughters will remain in Kabul as he appeals to the Taliban to respect his life and the lives of civilians in Afghanistan. 2021-08-16
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon orders the mobilization of 20,000 military reservists to secure the border with Afghanistan in response to recent Taliban advances. 2021-07-6
A bus hits a roadside bomb, killing two people and injuring another ten in Shindand District, Herat Province. 2020-10-10
Ten Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in Kandahar. No casualties in the security forces side are reported. 2020-09-6
Seven civilians are killed by a roadside bomb in Jaghatū, Ghazni. The Governor of Paktia, Mohammad Halim Fidai, survives an assassination attempt. No group claimed responsibility for either incident. 2020-08-23
A car bombing by the Taliban kills 14 and injures over 150 in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2019-08-7
A bomb explosion among crowds of Shiite Muslims gathered to mark Ashura, one of their holiest commemorations, kills at least 12 people and wounds 28 others. Also, authorities revise the death toll to 17 from yesterday's attack on a Kabul Shiite shrine. 2016-10-12
The United Nations Security Council condemns today's attack in Kabul by the Taliban. 2016-04-19