3 million Afghans cast ballots in chaotic general elections
Over 3 million Afghan voters cast their ballot in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Tag: Afghan
Kabul kite makers prepare for the flying season
Afghan kite maker Halim Muhammadi and his children sit in their modest living room in Kabul assembling kites in preparation for the city’s flying season.
Afghan govt, Taliban invited for peace talks
Uzbekistan invites the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban peace talks.
Peace marchers arrive in Kabul tired of war
Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrive exhausted in the capital, Kabul.
Car bomb kills al least 26 during Afghan Eid ceasefire
A car bomb kills at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces.
Huge bomb-making cache in vegetable truck
Afghan security forces seize 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate, used in making explosives.
Afghan shoppers go online
Shoppers in the Afghan capital are going online for everything from fashion to furniture to avoid bomb attacks and sexual harassment, with dozens of start-ups doing a brisk trade where there were few on the ground two years ago.
Taliban agrees to ‘Raya’ ceasefire
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announces an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban until June 20.
Afghan women denied justice over violence
A law to protect Afghan women from violence is being undermined by authorities.
Cheers for Afghan teenager Rashid after superb showing
Cricket fans in India pleading for Afghan Rashid Khan to be awarded citizenship.
Multiple blasts hit Afghan city
Afghan security forces battle a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Afghan girl fights inequality
Over 20 young women in Herat have established themselves as computer experts.
Nine journalists among 26 killed in Kabul double blasts
Twin blasts in the Afghan’s Kabul kill at least 26 people including 9 journalists.
Blast at election centre in Afghan capital, dozens of casualties
A suicide bomber blows himself up outside a voter registration centre in the Kabul.
Afghan mum cradling baby during university exam goes viral
Afghan farmer Jahantab Ahmadi sits on the ground, her baby resting in her lap, as she focuses on the university entrance exam she hopes will help her fulfil her dreams.
Russia denies aiding Afghan Taliban
Russia has rejected comments by NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan, that it has been supporting the Taliban.
Afghan migrant jailed for life in Germany for rape, murder
A German court sentences an Afghan migrant to life in prison for raping and murdering.
Afghan leader offers talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offers recognition of the Taliban as a political group.
Paris opens door to exiled artists
It was when Kubra Khademi stopped the traffic in Kabul, and men began to throw stones at her and bay for her blood, that she knew she was going to have to leave the country.
Fresh Kabul attack kills 11
Gunmen and suicide bombers launch a pre-dawn attack claimed by the Islamic State on a military compound in Kabul.
Kabul in shock as bomb toll rises
Kabul reacted in despair and fear, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235.
IS claims deadly blasts at Afghan cultural centre
Islamic State claims responsibility for a suicide attack on a Shi’ite cultural centre.
Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne
An Australian-Afghani with mental issues runs over Christmas shoppers in Melbourne.
Afghan girls win prize for solar-powered farming robot
An Afghan girls’ robotics team, wins an award at a prestigious competition in Europe.
