Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; Taliban insurgency2021-07-2
Gunmen attack a security checkpoint in Puli Khumri, Baghlan Province, killing 13 police officers. An armoured personnel carrier and several police vehicles are also destroyed during the attack, which Afghan officials blame on the Taliban. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. 2020-12-16
A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year. 2020-09-29
A truck bombing kills at least three people and injures another 41 in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. 2020-08-25
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 bomb explodes in Kabul, killing 16 people and wounding over 100 others. 2019-09-2
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai orders the United States to leave Wardak province amid allegations of torture associated with US special forces. 2013-02-24
At least twelve people are killed in three bombing attacks in southern Afghanistan. 2012-01-3
The United Nations releases a report highlighting the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan. 2010-08-10