After a recent gunman attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, many Sikh and Hindu activists appealed for international assistance to help relocate them to outside of Afghanistan
Attacker used a military Humvee vehicle, and the blast rocked the Gereshk district
Attacker used military Humvee and blast rocked Gereshk district
The World Health Organization says Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are the only countries in the world where polio has not been eliminated
Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, says Taliban’s commitment to anything short of full cease-fire will not produce desired outcome
The ongoing military campaign, code-named Operation Lucky, was launched in December 2019 with the objective of clearing the province of Taliban militants
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah expresses condolences to Iranians but also notes US has been strategic partner
Authorities say Sayed Ahmad has asked to be pardoned, claiming he was 'deceived by the devil'
While IS brutalized all people under its rule, the terror group particularly targeted non-Muslim religious minorities in areas it controlled in Syria and Iraq
Fighting erupted Monday when IS militants attacked areas under Taliban control in Shirzad and Khogyani districts of Nangarhar province, officials say
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria are the only countries where polio continues to threaten the lives of children
Since 2011, Iran has sent thousands of undocumented Shi'ite Afghan refugees to Syria to fight alongside forces of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps forces
Provincial government officials are working to help displaced families
Report alleges that Afghan national security adviser is no longer welcome in Washington following public attacks on the US diplomat
Afghan special forces freed dozens from Taliban captivity in southeastern Ghazni province earlier this week, Afghan officials told VOA on Wednesday. A member of the Afghan Special Operations Corps said civilians and Afghan service members were among those freed from a Taliban prison. VOA’s Mohammad Habibzada reports.
Many government officials and ordinary Afghans fear the country may return to the chaos it experienced following the Soviet Union's withdrawal in the late 1980s
If the U.S. proceeds with its plans, roughly 10,000 U.S. troops would withdraw from the region in 2019
Violence against reporters rose 15 percent compared to 2017, according to Reporters Without Borders
The Afghan ministry of defense Wednesday released footage of a series of nighttime airstrikes carried out by Afghan security forces. Afghan officials told VOA the airstrikes were carried out in southern Uruzgan province against Taliban hideouts. The recent strikes mark the first time U.S.-trained Afghan pilots are carrying out airstrikes at night. VOA’s Mohammad Habibzada reports.
Villagers tried to keep the weapons a secret because they did not want to lose the materials for their houses, but periodic explosions forced them to inform the government
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