The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Kabul hotel attack: 3 killed and others injured as ISIS storm building in 'bomb vests'

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, saying its regional affiliate, ISIS-K, targeted Chinese nationals as well as Taliban members

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing reopens after deadly firing

Chaman crossing reopens two days after exchange of fire killed at least nine Pakistani civilians and an Afghan soldier.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022

Attack on Chinese diplomats, executives in Afghanistan: ISIS claims responsibility

KABUL: An Islamic State offshoot took credit for an attack at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese diplomats and businessmen, the first attack targeting citizens from one of the few countries with good ties with the Taliban since it came to power last year.

The Times of India · Dec 13, 2022

Pakistan reopens key Afghan border point shut after clashes

Pakistani authorities have reopened a key border crossing with neighboring Afghanistan that was briefly shut during clashes between the two sides

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Factbox-Recent attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan

The Taliban took back control of Afghanistan last year as U.S. and foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of conflict following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Armed Men Open Fire At Hotel Housing Chinese Visitors In Afghanistan's Kabul

Armed men, on Monday, opened fire inside a hotel, which is frequently visited by Chinese and other foreigners, in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Reuters reported citing two Taliban and residents. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 12, 2022

Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul

A Taliban official says a hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked and three of the assailants were killed

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured

Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Deliveries of millions in hard cash prompts concern over financial transparency in Afghanistan

This picture is said to show millions in cash arriving in Kabul. It's one of several images published by the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan in recent weeks that has some experts concerned.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

Return of Afghan floggings as Taliban takes a hardline path

In Afghanistan, public floggings and executions bring back memories of harsh Taliban rule in the 1990s.

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2022