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Taliban storm hotel building in west Afghanistan

The attack in Badghis province, started around 08:10 GMT when a group of men, some wearing suicide vests, entered the hotel. Two out of the three attackers have been killed, the interior ministry said.

Teen bomber kills at least five at eastern Afghanistan wedding

Officials say a boy set off his explosives inside the house of a pro-Kabul militia commander in Nangarhar province, wounding 40.

Latest peace talks with Taliban 'most productive' so far - US envoy

US and Taliban officials will reconvene on Tuesday to continue peace talks described as the "most productive session" by the top US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad leading the discussions to end the Afghan war.

The Taliban targets Afghan media out of fear of losing the information war

Media is increasingly becoming a target in Afghanistan as the Taliban's campaign for hearts and minds falls short.

Trump says he is worried about terror attacks if US leaves Afghanistan

In an interview on Fox News broadcast, the US president said the problem with pulling the 9,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the site of America's longest war, is that the country is a "lab for terrorists."

Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills at least six people

At least 105 people, including 51 children, wounded in Taliban-claimed car bomb attack outside a Defense Ministry building.

Afghanistan and the ongoing hype about Daesh

Rumours abound about the power of Daesh in Afghanistan, going as far as to claim that the terror group’s leader is in the country, but is this simply a convenient theory for Russia, the US and the Afghan government?

The Taliban is killing fewer civilians but a worrying new trend is emerging

Pro-government forces in Afghanistan have killed more civilians than the Taliban in the first months of 2019 as all sides claim they are working actively to prevent civilian deaths.

Bus bomb kills at least five in Afghan capital

The explosion comes a day after two people were killed and dozens more wounded in Kabul as a wave of bombings hit civilian targets, including a university school bus, across Afghanistan's capital.

'My father was the first to negotiate with the Taliban'

Will the son of the legendary 'Lion of Panjshir' help to shape Afghanistan's future?

Afghanistan's postal service trudges along despite decades of conflict

Without an address system and despite the very real threat of attack by the Taliban and Daesh fighters, Afghanistan's postal workers are determined to continue serving the country.

Six killed in suicide blast at Kabul military academy

Officials say another six were wounded in the attack which occurred as cadets were leaving the college, one of Afghanistan's main officer training academies.