Afghanistan
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Nov- 2018 -20 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Dozens killed in explosion at religious gathering in Kabul
At least 50 people were reported killed in an explosion at a religious event at the Uranus Wedding Hall in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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19 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban and US hold more talks on ending Afghanistan conflict
Taliban and US officials held talks on ending the Afghan conflict, the militants confirmed, but said no agreement was reached on "any issue."
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6 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban confirms ‘high-ranking’ representatives will attend Afghanistan peace talks in Russia
The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said
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5 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims
The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return for the remains of 13 people killed in an army helicopter crash
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3 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul
Major Brent Taylor, a US service member serving in Afghanistan, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Kabul by a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber kills Afghanistan police and staff at Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people
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31 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan army helicopter crashes in Farah, killing all 25 on board
An Afghan Army helicopter crashed in Farah province killing all 25 people on board, local officials said.
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29 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan’s election commission headquarters in Kabul
A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission killed at least one person and wounded six
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27 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak
A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least five people, officials said
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25 OctoberAsia Pacific
Pakistan releases Taliban leader Baradar after US peace talks with militants in Qatar
Top Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar held in Pakistan for eight years has been freed in an apparent move to aid talks between the United States and the militant group
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