The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

India clears emergency visas for 111 Afghan Hindus, Sikhs, hours after Kabul gurdwara attack

All applications were pending since September 2021; a total 159 Hindus and Sikhs remain in Afghanistan now.

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2022

IS claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Her family fled life as Hazara refugees in Iran. Now she's excelling as a Brisbane school captain

Back in Iran, people couldn't understand why Mohammad Ali Ahmadi was working so hard to give his daughters a future. Now in Australia, Fahima Ahmadi is proving that his efforts were worth it.

ABC News · Jun 18, 2022

Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Wales Online · Jun 18, 2022

Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul

ISIL claimed responsibility for the explosion that also left seven people injured.

Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2022

Attack on Sikh Temple in Afghan Capital Kabul Wounds 2

At least two people were wounded in an attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday morning, officials said. "There were around 30 people inside the temple. We don't know how many of them are alive or how many dead. The Taliban are not allowing us…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

Afghanistan's NRF claims shooting down Taliban's chopper in Panjshir province

Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) on Thursday claimed that it had shot down a Taliban helicopter and captured four of the group's members in the country's Panjshir province, local media reported.

Dynamite News · Jun 18, 2022

Ex-soldier 'with PTSD' who killed couple in parking row never saw active service

Detective Inspector Neil Meade said Afghanistan veteran Collin Reeves' combat trauma story was a lie as he worked in a hospital in the country and there is no evidence he saw any frontline action

Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Two years after Galwan: How much has changed in India-China ties?

In this episode of Worldview, we examine the changes in India-China ties after two years of the Galwan clash

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Afghanistan veteran who killed neighbours ‘suffering from depression’

Collin Reeves claimed his diagnosis lessened the crime of killing his neighbours, Stephen and Jennifer Chapple, from murder to manslaughter.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022