The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

IS claims bombing targeting Shiites in north Afghanistan

The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for two bombings in the country’s north that targeted the country’s minority Hazara ethnic group

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed nine in Afghanistan

Islamic state claimed responsibility for an attack against Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan that killed nine people on Thursday, according to the group's telegram channel.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Explosions in northern Afghanistan kill at least 9, wound 13

A spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief says two explosions within minutes of each other killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in a key northern city

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Deadly border attacks test Pakistani gov’t relations with Taliban

Alleged Pakistani raids in Afghanistan in response to killing of its soldiers have raised tensions between two nations.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022

Video: Afghan businesses struggle to survive since Taliban takeover

Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, nearly 2,000 factories across Afghanistan have shut down as factory owners struggle under the combined pressure of a collapsed banking system, decrease in purchasing power, and a drop in international investments. The dire economic situation is hitting business owners and their employees hard.

France 24 · Apr 27, 2022

Biden administration adds nine respiratory cancers to list of illnesses linked to burn pits

Veterans suffering from the nine conditions who served in the Gulf War, the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan will now be given access to VA healthcare and disability claims

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Iran-Pakistan Ties on Brink after Khan's Ouster

Iran is concerned that the progress it has made in bilateral relations with Pakistan may evaporate with the ouster of prime minister Imran Khan. Iranian experts expect new Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif to pay a visit to Iran soon as part of a revision of his predecessor's foreign policy. Pakistan…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

Aid organisations must speak out when sleeping children are killed in air strikes

The silence from NGOs in Afghanistan makes me question if humanitarianism has become just a market-driven industry

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Day after heroin seizure, questions unanswered

AMRITSAR: The seizure of 102kg heroin, valued at Rs 700 crore in the international market, at Attari has left the security agencies grappling with unanswered questions like who is involved in heroin smuggling from Afghanistan, whether it is a handiwork of some insider in cahoots with importers or the clearing…

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

Security chief denies consulting No 10 over Afghanistan charity evacuation

Sir Stephen Lovegrove tells MPs he cannot recall with whom he checked that Nowzad staff were eligible for help

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022