• 22 November, 2024
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Blasts on vans carrying Shi’ite Muslims in northern Afghanistan kill nine

KABUL (Reuters) -Bombs exploded aboard two passenger vans carrying Shi'ite Muslims in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people, an official said. The blasts…

Blast tears through Sunni mosque in northern Afghan city Kunduz

KABUL (Reuters) -A blast tore through a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, causing at least 20 casualties, the commander of Kunduz province said.…

Iran temporarily shuts consulate general in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif as violence escalates

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Iran on Thursday announced that it was temporarily closing its Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province and moving it to Kabul…

Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban terrorists, repel Mazar-i-Sharif

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan armed forces said on Tuesday that they have repulsed a Taliban offensive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, with over…

India urges its nationals around Mazar-e-Sharif to leave Afghanistan, arranges special flight

Mazar-e-Sharif (Balkh) [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Taliban offensive in Afghanistan, India has asked its nationals to leave from places in and around Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province. Indian…

Afghan forces kill 81 terrorists in northern Balkh province

Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 81 terrorists were confirmed dead as the Afghan forces, backed by helicopter gunships and fighting planes, launched airstrikes in northern Balkh province…