Kunduz

Deadly blast targets mosque in northern Afghan city of Kunduz

At least 33 people have been killed and 43 others wounded in the blast in a Sunni mosque in the city.

Carnage after blast targets Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz city

A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province, killing scores of worshippers in the country's third attack this week on a religious institution.

There are no innocent bystanders in the Afghan war

A political and economic intervention by the international community could drive the conflict to a stalemate in favour of the Kabul government, giving it space to create a new strategy.

'We are homeless now': Fighting displaces thousands in Afghanistan's north

Since May, Taliban has launched major attacks targeting government forces across the rugged countryside.

Thousands of families displaced by fighting in Afghanistan's Kunduz

"About 5,000 families have been displaced by the fighting," Ghulam Sakhi Rasouli, a senior Afghan official says.

Taliban seizes Afghanistan's Tajikistan border crossing in northern assault

Taliban insurgents capture Shir Khan Bandar, some 50 kilometres from northern Kunduz city, with government forces abandoning their posts and many fleeing, officials say.

Taliban takes control of key Afghan district amid US troop withdrawal

Dozens of districts have fallen to the Taliban since early May when the US military began its final troop withdrawal.

Afghan official: Taliban fighters 'at gates of' northern Kunduz city

Taliban takes up positions on highways that connect strategic Kunduz city to neighbouring provinces, officials say, as fighting escalates between insurgents and government troops.

Dozens killed in wave of attacks blamed on Taliban across Afghanistan

Frustration and fear grow over the recent spike in violence and both the Afghan government and Taliban are blaming each other.

Witnesses dispute Kabul's claim air strikes killed Taliban

Afghan villagers say 24 civilians were killed in air strikes on Saturday in northern Kunduz province, contradicting government claims of killing 30 Taliban fighters.

Taliban attacks kill at least 23 members of Afghan forces

Officials say casualties occurred after militants struck military checkpoints in at least three northern provinces.

Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed they were behind a fatal roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province, that had killed the US soldier. A Taliban spokesman even tweeted a purported photo ID of the slain US soldier, without saying how it was obtained.