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Blast at Mosque Near Afghan Interior Ministry: Spokesman

A blast tore through a mosque in the neighborhood of Afghanistan's interior ministry in Kabul, a spokesman said.

Death Toll in Kabul Mosque Blast Rises to 21: Police

A blast that ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital killed at least 21 people and wounded more than two dozen others.

Bomb Kills 8 in Shiite Area of Afghan Capital

A bomb attached to a handcart exploded in Kabul, killing eight civilians in an area largely inhabited by Shiite Muslims.

Anti-Taliban Forces Massing in Panjshir Valley, Says Russia

A Taliban resistance is forming in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley led by vice president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, the son of a famed anti-Taliban fighter.

Taliban in Control of Afghanistan, Panic in Kabul

Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war.

Afghan Government Requests Indian Air Force Support Against Taliban

The Afghan government has sought air support from India to help push back advancing Taliban fighters, local media reported citing sources from the Ashraf Ghani administration.

Taliban Seize Nerkh District on Outskirts of Afghan Capital

The Taliban have seized a district from Afghan government forces on the outskirts of Kabul, ahead of a three-day ceasefire agreed between the warring sides, officials said. 

Four Afghan Ministry Staff Killed in Rush-Hour Ambush

Militants shot dead four government employees in central Kabul Tuesday in the latest rush-hour violence to rock the Afghan capital.

Two Killed as Bombs Rock Afghan Capital

Two people were killed as the Afghan capital was rocked Tuesday by a series of rush-hour car bombs, officials said, while a police vehicle was targeted in an attack north of Kabul.

Nine Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Targeting Afghan MP

A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the capital.

At Least 19 Killed After Gunmen Storm Kabul University

At least 19 people were killed and 22 wounded Monday when militants stormed Afghanistan's biggest university, an official said.

Eight Wounded as Gunmen Storm Kabul University Book Fair

At least eight people were wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday during an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing.

3 Killed in Earlier Rocket Attack in Kabul: Ministry

A rocket attack that struck Kabul this week on Afghanistan's independence day killed at least three people, including two members of President Ghani's honor guard.

Kabul to ban motorbikes in bid to thwart Taliban killings and crime

A security official said that the Taliban are conducting an increasing number of targeted killings of government officials in Kabul

At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul

At least 25 people were killed in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, the latest brutal assault claimed by Islamic State

Afghanistan: Taliban deny involvement in deadly attack on Hazara ceremony in Kabul

An attack on a Hazara ceremony in the Afghanistan capital Kabul left dozens dead and wounded but the Taliban denied it was behind the shooting

Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months

Dozens killed in twin Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan presidential election

People were killed in explosions in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and at an election rally in Parwan province after US and Taliban talks failed

US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says

US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul

Taliban claim deadly car bomb in fortified area of Afghanistan capital

The Taliban killed at least five people in a fresh bombing in Kabul in yet another horrific attack on the Afghan capital

Afghanistan: Death toll rises after Taliban attack on Kabul’s Green Village

A massive blast in a residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 16 people following yet another Taliban attack

Afghanistan: At least 10 people killed in series of Kabul blasts

At least 10 people were killed and scores more wounded by a series of blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul

Croatian soldier killed, 2 others wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan capital

A Croatian soldier died and two others were wounded in the Afghan capital Kabul when their vehicle was hit by a Taliban suicide attacker

Afghanistan university students killed by ‘sticky bomb’ blast in Kabul

At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded when a bomb detonated near a university in the Afghan capital Kabul