Afghan refugees minister killed by suicide blast
KABUL – The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State…
Afghan women to be barred from health studies, training centres say
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health…
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
Agency Report The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there…
Khalilah Ali, ex-wife of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, visits Kabul to build sports stadium
KABUL, Afghanistan — A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a…
UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans migrating to Iran
Reuters HERAT, Afghanistan – The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed…
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
Associated Press The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing…
Gunmen kill civilians in attack in central Afghanistan
AFP Gunmen killed a group of civilians in central Afghanistan on Thursday, the interior ministry said, in an attack that was claimed by the local chapter of the Islamic State…
A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13
A police investigation is underway. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. AP Kabul – Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack Monday,…
Afghanistan’s Taliban bans Mixed Martial Arts, citing violent nature concerns
Agency Report The Taliban government in Afghanistan has prohibited Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), citing concerns over violence and the risk of death, an official told TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq,…
UN rights expert barred from Afghanistan: diplomatic source
AFP The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday. “Richard Bennett was informed…