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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


How Qatar became the power broker of Afghanistan - analysis

Qatar has been playing a key role in the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan. It has also been playing a key role in flights to Kabul.

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

CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday

A CIA representative said the agency had no comment. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

 William Burns as a nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, attending his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,

Thousands of Afghans flee from Kabul, Aug 31 may not be enough

Nearly 18.5 million people - half the population - rely on aid and the humanitarian needs are expected to grow.

 A U.S. Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides water to a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 20, 2021

Should Israel be apprehensive following the US abandonment of Afghanistan?

Following the recent round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, Harvard Prof. Stephen Walt penned an article entitled: “It’s Time to End the ‘Special Relationship’ With Israel.”

 US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, this week.

One Afghan killed, several hurt in exchange of gunfire at Kabul airport

The US military used three military helicopters to take 169 Americans to the airport in Kabul from a building 200 meters away.

 TALIBAN FIGHTERS stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul yesterday.

Taliban rulers force order at Kabul airport with guns and batons

On Saturday, the United States and Germany told their citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport citing security risks as thousands of desperate people gathered trying to flee.

 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.

US says a dozen countries to let Kabul evacuation flights transit

More than 18,000 people have been flown out since the Taliban militants took the capital Kabul, according to transatlantic alliance NATO.

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

Netanyahu rejected Kerry’s Afghanistan-style solution for Palestinians

“We will get same result as Afghanistan if we withdraw from the West Bank,” Netanyahu warned.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU at a Knesset meeting, August 2nd, 2021

Afghan hold-out Panjshir province can resist Taliban rule - ambassador

Afghan First Vice President Saleh said he was the "legitimate caretaker president" of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as Taliban insurgents took Kabul.

 A person holds an Afghanistan's flag during a protest against support for the Taliban, in Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2021; illustrative.

Activist banned by Knesset speaker for saying firing squad should kill MK

Meretz MK Gaby Lasky was told yesterday she should be killed after advocating for Israel to take in Afghan refugees.

 Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky is seen at the supreme court for hearing in Jerusalem on September 14, 2020.