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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


Kabul drone strike that killed 10 was 'a mistake' -Central Command head

The Pentagon had said the Aug. 29 strike targeted an Islamic State suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to US-led troops at the airport.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, arrives at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 17, 2021 and released by U.S. Navy on August 18, 2021.

Blinken vows to keep helping any American who wants to leave Afghanistan

The US secretary of state appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to address the administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold a joint news conference at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan (JNB) in New Delhi, India July 28, 2021

From Jewish Baltimore to the battle against China, Afghanistan

No. 17 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman.

 Wendy Sherman

Exiled Afghan president apologizes to Afghan people

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul as Taliban forces reached the outskirts of the city last month, apologized on Wednesday for the abrupt fall of his government.

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference following his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2021.

Taliban fire in air to scatter hundreds of protesters in Kabul

Hundreds of men and women shouting slogans such as "Long live the resistance" and "Death to Pakistan" marched in the streets to protest against the Taliban takeover.

 Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021

Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government 'soon'

The Taliban seized control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on Aug. 15 after the Western-backed government collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

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

Leader of Afghan hold-out region says he is ready to talk with Taliban

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting.

 TALIBAN FORCES stand guard inside Kabul earlier this month.

Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region

The Taliban has reported that they reached the capital of Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in Afghanistan.

 Taliban fighters march in uniforms on the street in Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from social media video uploaded August 19, 2021

Taliban taps Abdul Ghani Baradar as new head of Afghanistan's government

Baradar is the co-founder and de facto leader of the Islamist organization, though in theory serves under Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.

Taliban chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (front) leaves after peace talks with Afghan senior politicians in Moscow, Russia May 30, 2019

Afghan refugee evacuating Kabul used US Jewish group as lifeline

The Jewish Family Services in Seattle was instrumental in the extraction of Tahera and her family from Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban.

 A woman follows a German policeman after disembarking from the last plane arriving with Afghan refugees via Tashkent at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, August 27, 2021.