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Bomb kills deputy governor in Afghan capital
Dec 15, 2020A deputy governor of Kabul province and his aide were killed Tuesday by a bomb in the Afghan capital, officials said, the latest in a wave of targeted killings in the country. Mahbobullah Mohebi died when... -
Coronavirus washes away Afghan toilet-paper maker’s extension ideas
Apr 24, 2020Afghan toilet paper entrepreneur Zuhal Atmar overcame patriarchy and security threats to build a business that was set to go global due to a coronavirus-induced shortage. But then, the supply of her key raw material —... -
At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul
Mar 25, 2020At least 25 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Afghanistan’s capital where worshippers were offering morning prayers, the latest brutal assault claimed by the Islamic State group. The incident highlights... -
Bomb exploded at a wedding killing 63 people in Kabul
Aug 18, 2019Burials are taking place in the Afghan capital, Kabul after a bomb exploded at a wedding hall killing 63 people and wounding more than 180. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind for the... -
Al list Six killed and more than 100 wounded in Taliban attack in Kabul
Jul 1, 2019Taliban Islamist fighters killed six people and wounded 105 others by blowing up a truck bomb at morning rush hour near an Afghan Defence Ministry compound in Kabul on Monday. The attack, which ended a period... -
A car bomb exploded in Kabul wounding seven people
May 31, 2019A car bomb apparently targeted at a convoy of vehicles belonging to an international organization exploded in Kabul on Friday, killing or wounding at least seven people, officials said, the second attack in the Afghan capital... -
The death toll in a blast in western Kabul climbed to at least 25
Aug 15, 2018The death toll in a blast which rocked western Kabul on Wednesday climbed to at least 25, officials said, with fears it could rise further in the latest violence in Afghanistan’s war-weary capital, reports BSS. The... -
Mughal exhibition in Kabul a reminder of the city’s artistic glory
Jun 4, 2018Disfigured by four decades of war, the Afghan capital Kabul offers few reminders of its former glory in Islamic art or religious tolerance but a rare exhibition of Mughal paintings is seeking to change that. Dozens... -
Rare Kabul exhibition brings taste of Mughal art back home
Apr 4, 2018An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul’s Babur Garden opened this weekend, bringing a rare moment of cultural relief to a city pounded by war for decades.... -
Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb
Jan 28, 2018Kabul was in despair on Sunday, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack in the Afghan capital in months. A week ago,...
