Unconfirmed reports suggested the five-day siege of the southern Afghan province of Ghazni by the Taliban had caused a lot of damage
Hundreds of troops, police and civilians have been killed just weeks after Eid ceasefire
Police say the blast happened near an educational centre
The attack follows a week of insurgency by the terrorist group
The ignored warnings and slow government response to Taliban onslaughts raise difficult questions, writes Ruchi Kumar in Kabul
The closures come amid reports of imminent offensive by Taliban fighters against ISIS
As the US opens a dialogue aimed at ending the 17-year Taliban conflict, peace marchers are putting pressure on Pakistan to stop backing insurgents
Afghan Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived in Kabul last Sunday, after weeks of widespread protests in the country’s north, his traditional bastion, demanding that the government allow the self-exiled leader to return. Gen. Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek veteran of Afghanistan’s wars and politics, left the country last year amid allegations of sexual abuse and...
Supporters have hailed his comeback but others are dismayed by a lack of justice
Abdul Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped the attack that left 14 dead
