Up to 21, mostly foreigners, killed in Kabul suicide attack

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 09:31

Up to 21 people were killed in Friday`s attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital, after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance and gunmen burst in to spray diners with bullets.

Large explosion and gunfire in downtown Kabul

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 23:41

A large explosion followed by sporadic gunfire rocked central Kabul this evening, in a district that houses several embassies and restaurants frequented by foreigners, though there were no immediate details on casualties.

Seven militants killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 13:37

At least seven militants were killed in separate military operations in Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Suicide bomber targets police bus in Kabul, 6 injured

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 09:19

Taliban suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated himself next to a police bus in Kabul on Sunday, injuring six police personnel in a blast that left the vehicle badly damaged.

Killing of four-year-old boy by US troops frays Afghan ties further

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 03:43

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned US troops for killing a four-year-old boy in the southern province of Helmand, in an incident set to add fresh strain to troubled relations between Washington and Kabul.

Afghanistan blast kills two

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:42

Two militants were killed in Afghanistan`s Jalalabad city Friday when a bomb they were making exploded, police said.

US forces accidentally kill Afghan boy, strain ties further

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:52

US forces in Afghanistan have accidentally shot dead a four year old boy, Afghan officials said on Friday, the latest violence to strain ties between the uneasy allies.

Afghan Taliban claim attack on NATO convoy in Kabul

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:31

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a military convoy belonging to the NATO-led ISAF security force in Kabul on Saturday, striking at the heart of the capital but without causing any casualties.

Nawaz Sharif asks hardline cleric to facilitate talks with Taliban: Reports

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 15:57

Pakistan`s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked a radical cleric known as the "father of the Taliban" to initiate talks with banned militant groups, according to media reports.

Bleak future for Afghanistan, US intelligence says: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 18:43

Progress in Afghanistan over the past three years is likely to be seriously eroded by 2017 even if Western powers continue to support Kabul financially, a media report said today, citing an intelligence assessment.

Taliban suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul: Officials

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:09

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a NATO military convoy in Kabul on Friday.

Foreign convoy attacked in Kabul, no official reports of casualties

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:00

A suspected suicide bomber attacked a foreign military convoy on the eastern outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, but there were no official reports of casualties, police said.