Kabul

Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital, Islamic State claims responsibility

The noodle restaurant was jointly run by a Chinese Muslim, Abdul Majid, his wife, and an Afghan partner, Abdul Jabbar Mahmood, and served the Chinese Muslim community, a police spokesperson said.

Ambulances rush along a road towards the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2025; illustrative.
Afghan citizens wait to register as they attempt to return to their country, with trucks loaded with their belongings seen in the background, after Pakistan closed border crossings for trade with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the two nations' forces, at the Chaman border crossing i

Why are tensions flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan? - explainer

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif

Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan

A Pakistani border policeman stands guard at the zero point Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Nangarhar province on December 6, 2023.

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire


Deadly US strike in Kabul missed evidence of child present- investigation

The Aug. 29 strike killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in an incident the military previously called a "tragic mistake."

People stand near Abdul Rahman Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 3, 2021.

At least 25 killed, 50 wounded as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul hospital

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, killing at least 25 people and leaving more than 50 wounded.

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

Russia presses Taliban to open up government, calls for Afghan aid

"Nobody is interested in the complete paralysis of an entire state," said a Kremlin spokesman, a Russia urges international support for Afghanistan.

 Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi attends international talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2021.

When Iran, the Taliban and Hamas met

Iran is mastermind behind the Taliban takeover. The plain fact is Iran has spent a decade preparing for the Taliban’s eventual takeover and the once-mortal enemies have collaborated closely.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul  Ghani Bardar in Tehran on Jaunary 31, 2021.

Protests get harder for Afghan women amid risks and red tape

Those who broke the rules were sometimes whipped in public by the Islamist militants' "moral police."

 Afghan girls attend a class at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 18, 2021.

Taliban say forces destroy Islamic State cell hours after Kabul blast

The local affiliate of Islamic State, known as ISIS-Khorasan, has already claimed to have carried out attacks on Taliban targets and remains unreconciled to the movement.

 A  TALIBAN member stands guard as Afghan men take pictures of a vehicle from which rockets were fired, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 30.

Blast hits Kabul mosque holding prayers for Taliban official's mother

A blast in the Afghan capital left multiple civilians dead, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Afghan workers sweep in front of the Eidgah mosque, which is used as a polling centre for Sunday's parliamentary elections, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2005.

Flight carrying Americans from Kabul departs UAE bound for US

The State Department had said that US officials were working to verify the accuracy of the list of passengers that had been evacuated to the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.

The first El Al flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates

US bars flight from landing with Americans from Kabul

US President Joe Biden's administration has said its top priority is repatriating Americans and green card holders unable to leave Afghanistan in the U.S. evacuation operation last month.

 Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.

CIA warned US military of children's presence as drone strike hit Kabul

On Friday, the head of the US Central Command Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie called the strike a "tragic mistake."

 UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul