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Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds

Both parties stated that the ceasefire is in order to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr over the coming days.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.
A view of destruction following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 17, 2026. Afghan officials said the strikes allegedly hit a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, causing civilian casualties.

Kabul rehab center bombed by Pakistan, death toll rises, families search for survivors

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in the bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre by Pakistan, an official told Reuters on Wednesday.

|ByREUTERS
Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on social media platform X that Pakistan had targeted "military installations" and "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul.

|ByREUTERS
CHILDREN STAND near a house damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, March 13, 2026.

Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot in Afghanistan, Taliban says

Following Beijing's stepped up mediation efforts, no Pakistani air strikes were reported by either side in over a week until the bombing in Kandahar.

|ByREUTERS

Attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital Kabul kills two

A Sikh worshipper and a Taliban fighter were killed following a blast in a car loaded with explosives.

JUNE 18, 2022ByREUTERS
Afghan Sikh men light the funeral pyre for the victims who were killed during yesterday's attack at Sikh religious complex during a funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan March 26, 2020

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif

The explosions killed at least nine and injured 15 members of the local Shi'a community, who are a religious minority in Afghanistan. A bomb also went off in a mosque in Kabul.

MAY 25, 2022ByREUTERS
Men inspect the site of a blast inside a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.

Second bombing in two days in Kabul

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday, according to the group's Telegram channel.

MAY 1, 2022ByREUTERS
An Ambulance is seen near the site of explosions at Khalifa Sahib Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan April 29, 2022.

Blast hits mosque in Kabul during prayers, injuring six

The blast was the second in a week in the Afghan capital, after another tore through the main money exchange center, killing one person and injuring dozens. 

APRIL 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Afghan men read the Koran at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 5, 2022.

Operation Magic Carpet: Helping people, animals flee Afghanistan

These efforts have helped at least 92 Afghans and foreigners, and a bunch of domestic animals, make it to relative safety across the border to Pakistan.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
SOME OF the Operation Magic Carpet group and their pets in Islamabad eagerly await entry to a third country.

Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family

Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he went missing on Aug. 19 as thousands of people rushed to leave Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban.

JANUARY 9, 2022ByREUTERS
The sun sets over Kabul, Afghanistan, October 7, 2021.

Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms

The movement's deputy Foreign Minister said it was the responsibility of countries like the United States to help Afghanistan recover after decades of war.

DECEMBER 18, 2021ByREUTERS
Taliban fighters check on injured comrades at the entrance of the emergency hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan November 2, 2021

UN pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan

The UN World Food Program has said 22.8 million people are facing acute food insecurity.

DECEMBER 1, 2021ByREUTERS
The sun shines behind the United Nations Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters. New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021.

Could Qatar’s role in Afghanistan foreshadow a Hamas takeover in West Bank? - analysis

Qatar played its cards perfectly in Afghanistan: It hosted the Taliban for years, waiting for the US to come calling.

NOVEMBER 15, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of Taliban forces ride on a pick-up truck mounted with a weapon in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 3, 2021.

Taliban hold military parade with US-made weapons in Kabul

The parade was linked to the graduation of 250 freshly trained soldiers, defense ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khwarazmi said.

NOVEMBER 14, 2021ByREUTERS
A Taliban fighter on top of an armoured vehicle loads a gun outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video.