Afghanistan

Blinken subpoenaed to appear next week before House committee over Afghanistan

(Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday to appear before…

More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: WFP

By Atif Aryan with Pascale Trouillaud in Kabul LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024…

Heavy rain and flash floods kill 33 in Afghanistan

KABUL (AFP) - At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in…

Afghan IS branch top suspect in Moscow attack

By Didier LAURAS PARIS, March 23, 2024 (AFP) - The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack…

Germany makes arrests over Sweden parliament attack plot

By Sam Reeves FRANKFURT, Germany, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested…

URGENT: Germany arrests two Afghans over Sweden parliament attack plot

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested in Germany Tuesday…

Taliban authorities execute two convicted murderers in football stadium

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium…

Deadly landslide in Afghanistan kills 25, snow hinders rescue efforts

KABUL, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others…

‘Four survivors’ after Russian jet crashes in Afghan mountains

MOSCOW, Jan 21, 2024 (AFP) - Four people survived and two are unaccounted for after a Russian plane crashed in…

Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills two

By Mohsen KARIMI HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 15, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan…

Alert: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Afghanistan: USGS

KABUL, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said,…

Death toll from ‘unprecedented’ Afghan quakes doubles to 2,000

By Mohsen KARIMI HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 8, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western…

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