Afghanistan unrest

FO rejects Afghan allegations about Da’ish, terming them ‘unwarranted and irresponsible’

Many of the Afghans in Emirates Humanitarian City are suffering from depression and other psychological ailments

When a Taliban militant meets Afghan pop star Ayrana Sayeed, he tries to charm her

Are we going to push Afghanistan into chaos or are we going to try and stabilise the country, says info minister Fawad

Pakistan alone cannot 'guarantee the outcomes we all desire' in Afghanistan, says Moeed Yusuf

The consignment includes essentials like cooking oil, flour and life-saving drugs

Crisis in neighbouring country requires sustained international support, foreign minister informs Josep Borrell

National Resistance Front's main goal is to avoid bloodshed and press for a new system of govt, says spokesperson

Son of Ahmad Shah Massoud says members of Afghan military had rallied to his cause

US president blames Taliban's takeover of Kabul on 'unwillingness' of Afghan army to fight militant group

Dr Yusuf says 65% BOT activity against Pakistan operated from Afghan and Indian accounts

A night-time curfew is imposed across 31 of the country's 34 provinces except in Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Taliban members have every right to take posts in Afghan government

Dostum returns a year after fleeing country during a probe into the rape and torture of political rival

Two suicide blasts in Kabul kill 25 people; 11 children die in Kandahar; BBC reporter killed in Khost

Taliban have intensified attacks on security installations across the country in recent weeks

Ashraf Ghani says Afghans stand by their security forces and will use all their force to fight terror groups

The strategy, approved by all 28 member states, focuses on four priority areas

The Taliban claimed the assault on police in Paktia province, which killed 41 people and injured 158

Unsubstantiated allegations by Afghan senate chief are likely to garner suspicion

Omar Zakhilwal says both countries need to repair ties

Alice Wells will meet civil-military leadership, discuss Pakistan’s reservations over new American policy

Precise actions have yet to be decided

Says levelling allegations only signifies a tendency to externalise the internal challenges faced by Afghanistan

Militant assault on Sehwan shrine indicates that group based in Nangarhar, Afghanistan could strike deep into Pakistan

Afghan Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attacks

Atiqullah Akbari was deported last month after he was picked up by German police in Bavaria where he sought refuge

Ashraf Ghani's statement comes during telephonic conversation with Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa

Demonstrators protest against recent bomb attacks in Afghanistan, says spokesperson

Afghan Taliban have claimed responsibility for twin blasts near parliament offices in Kabul

Kabul remains vulnerable as ever as top leaders engage in power struggle

Pentagon says strikes were carried out in southern Afghanistan

Locals believe situation deteriorated as US focused on ulterior motives

Nepali guards worked for Canadian Embassy; 10 die in separate bombing

After Taliban ups its offensive, second largest resistance comes to the fore for peace

United front needed to combat violence

Beset by casualties and troop shortages, Afghan troops have abandoned outposts in parts of central Uruzgan province

Ambulances converged at the site of the explosion as police and the army set up a security cordon

Retreat comes days before fourth round of talks scheduled between Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and US in Kabul

Aid workers in Afghanistan have increasingly been casualties of a surge in militant violence in recent years

Sources said Gul hailed from Malik Din Khel clan and he was associated with Da’ish

Staff remains safe in the assault claimed by IS; Afghan president phones Nawaz

There have been been no reports of casualties thus far

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack

The attack comes a day after Afghanistan announced four-way talks in Pakistan

British troops arrive in troubled province

Afghan Taliban’s authority has been challenged by the advent of organisations like IS in Afghanistan

fter Mullah Omar’s death, it was thought that Kabul could manipulate factionalism to destroy the Taliban

Operation conducted in Nawzad district in the southern opium-rich province of Helmand

The headless bodies of four men, two women and one child were found in Khak-i-Afghan district of Zabul on Sunday