A series of strong earthquakes in Western Afghanistan have resulted in over 2,000 deaths, with hundreds of houses destroyed and damaged. Th...

The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but later said the figure was still being verified. Local authorities gave an est...

The Taliban say they have improved security in the country since taking power around a year ago, but there have been several blasts in rece...

In a tweet, Kabul's Emergency Hospital said one body was received at the hospital and 59 people were treated, with 30 of the wounded being ...

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but the Islamic State has claimed credit for similar attacks on civilians and ...

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome...

This is the first 'fatwa' issued by the Taliban after its swift takeover of Afghanistan last week. Capital Kabul's capture on Sunday signif...

"I never imagined that Kandahar would be taken so easily," she said echoing a sentiment made by Afghans across the country when the Taliban...

The Indian government is closely monitoring the situation on the ground, not only in Kabul but also in Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif where the T...

The "Lion of Herat" has been a huge figure throughout Afghanistan's tumultuous modern history, initially rising to be one of the most power...

The seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...

“They (Taliban) will not engage in meaningful negotiations unless the situation changes on the battlefield; therefore, we should have a cle...

The Afghan government, as a result of the offensive, deployed hundreds of special forces on Sunday as the Taliban advanced to capture the c...

Known as the Lion of Herat, Ismail Khan a veteran Tajik commander is scheduled to hold a gathering to prepare his forces to fight against t...

"A group of Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint near Salma dam in Chasht district and fled after killing the policemen," a security o...

Yesterday, the Afghan Interior Ministry had said three Taliban members have been arrested by Afghan security forces in connection with the ...

In yet another instance of the increasing vulnerability of Indians working in Afghanistan, an Indian working for a private company was kidn...