Ferdaws Faramarz

Worshippers, imam dead in deadly Kabul mosque explosion

The blast came less than a week after an explosion at a school killed 80 people, most of them schoolgirls from the ethnic Hazara Shia Muslim minority.

Afghanistan blast: Kabul bomb kills police chief, bodyguard

The force of the explosion flipped the car upside down, killing the city’s District 5 police chief, Mohammadzai Kochi, and his bodyguard.

Two roadside blasts hit Afghanistan as violence spirals

Meanwhile, the US has said its deal with the Taliban is in the "next phase" as it urged the militants to reduce rising bloodshed.

Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul

In recent weeks in Afghanistan, militants have carried out several roadside bombings and rocket attacks in Kabul and other parts. Latest series of explosions appears to be the first coordinated effort for some months.