Kabul

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.

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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.

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US on alert for more attacks, White House: next few days most dangerous

The White House said the next few days of the evacuation in Kabul were likely to be the most dangerous.

AUGUST 28, 2021ByREUTERS
UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul

Israeli military officials warned of ISIS threat before Kabul attack

Israel is concerned that a flood of advanced weapons falling into Taliban hands will end up in the hands of terrorist groups.

AUGUST 28, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.

US strikes Islamic State in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul attack

US Central Command said the strike took place in Nangahar province, east of Kabul. It did not say whether the target was connected with the airport attack.

AUGUST 28, 2021ByREUTERS
A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

Israeli politicians react to Kabul airport bombing

Israeli politicians took to Twitter to impart their thoughts on the bombing at the Kabul airport.

AUGUST 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A screen grab shows people outside a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021.

Afghanistan: How are the US, allies handling the evacuation?

The United States and coalition partners have evacuated about 100,100 people since Aug. 14, the day before the Taliban entered Kabul, the White House said on Thursday.

AUGUST 27, 2021ByREUTERS
UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul

Biden on Kabul suicide bombings: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'

Terror group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the bombings near Kabul airport that killed over 70 civilians, 28 Taliban members, 13 US troops.

AUGUST 27, 2021BySIMCHA PASKO, REUTERS
Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021

Bennett, Biden talk ahead of delayed meeting

The suicide bombings took place an hour before the leaders were set to meet for the first time in the White House on Thursday.

AUGUST 27, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden.

A survivor from the bombing attack in Kabul - 'I saw doomsday with my own eyes'

"There was no one to handle the issue and move the bodies and the wounded to the hospital or take them out of sight."

AUGUST 26, 2021ByREUTERS
Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Al-Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar in this recent undated handout.

My Word: Terrorists and parting shots

Certain pictures stand out, even in a world in which everyone is an amateur photographer and can easily share their photos using the phones in their hands.

AUGUST 26, 2021ByLIAT COLLINS
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces at the Israeli-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on August 21.

Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport due to 'imminent' terror threat

The US and other countries urged Afghans to avoid Hamid Karzai Airport Thursday due to the threat of an ISIS terror attack.

AUGUST 26, 2021ByREUTERS
WOMEN WITH their children try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday.