A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Thursday, with tremors felt in parts of north India and Pakistan.According to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, the quake's epicentre,...

Seven people were killed and 20 others injured as a blast rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Kabul's police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.The blast ripped through a mini-bus on Tuesday evening, claiming the lives of seven civilians...

At least six people have lost their lives and eight others sustained injuries in recent torrential rains and flooding in Afghanistan, local media reported on Thursday."Thirty homes have been damaged or demolished entirely, seven bridges have been wrecked,...

At least 24 passengers were killed after a minibus plunged into ravine in Afghanistan's Sari Pul province, a police spokesman said on Thursday.The deadly accident took place on Wednesday evening in Sayad district due to reckless driving and the victims...

The governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province was killed in a blast that targeted his office in Mazar-i-Sharif city on Thursday, the spokesman of the Taliban-run government in Kabul confirmed."Unfortunately I have received information that Hajji...

At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry in Kabul, police said. The Islamic State terror group's Khorasan unit (IS-K) has taken responsibility for the attack which took place at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday...

Seven civilians were killed and six others injured on Tuesday as a roadside bomb struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province, a police spokesman said. It was a roadside bomb that struck the bus of...

A blast occurred in Jahdia seminary during afternoon prayers on Wednesday in Aybak city in Samangan, local media reported. A provincial hospital doctor said that at least 15 people were killed in the blast which also wounded 27 persons who have been admitted...

At least 19 people were killed and 27 others injured on Friday in a suicide blast at an education centre in Kabul, a police spokesman in the Afghan capital confirmed."Students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at...

Seven persons were killed and 41 others injured as a blast rocked the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area of the Afghan capital, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. The blast took place on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. "A car with explosives...

Seasoned all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Afsar Zazai were on Thursday left out as Afghanistan named their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia next month.From the 17 players who were part of the squad for...

Following Pakistans letter to Kabul seeking to locate, report and arrest Maulana Masood Azhar the head of banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed the Taliban government on Wednesday denied his presence in Afghanistan, media reports said.On Tuesday, Pakistan wrote to Kabul...

Two staffers of the Russian Embassy in Kabul were killed on Monday following a blast near the mission's premises, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has confirmed."At 10.50 a.m. on Monday, an unidentified attacker activated an explosive device right outside...

At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday, a top official said."The tremor jolted the region at around 2.30 a.m. and based on preliminary reports six persons were...

At least 20 people including an influential cleric were killed and 22 others injured on Friday in an explosion outside a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat city, the media reported.Some images posted on social media showed a number of bloodied corpses lying...

Two persons were killed and three others injured in a blast that rocked Police District 17 of Afghan capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said."A Toyota Corolla car, carrying explosive device, exploded in Police District 17 in today's...

In the past one month, at least 178 people have lost their lives as a result of devastating flash floods in Afghanistan, an official said.Another 250 were wounded in the heavy rainfalls and flash floods that severely affected 13 of the country's 34 provinces,...

At least 14 people were killed and 12 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan's Paktia province, state media reported on Monday."Fourteen people lost their lives and 12 others wounded after heavy floods hit some areas in the...

Police in Kabul confirmed on Thursday that 21 people were killed and 33 others injured in a blast that targeted worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan capital the previous day."The blast took place during the evening prayers inside the mosque in Police District...

Afghanistan on Tuesday named their squad for the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup, with Samiullah Shinwari making a comeback to the side.The team will be led by all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and sees one change from the 16-member squad in the ongoing tour of Ireland. Shinwari...