Kabul blast

Death toll in Kabul blasts reaches 90 so far, Evacuation Mission continues

The death toll in two blasts outside Kabul airport has reached 90 so far. At least 13 US soldiers were also killed in Thursday's blasts.

Aug 27, 2021, 13:30 PM IST

Pakistan’s ISIS face Mawalawi Farooqi may be behind twin blasts outside Kabul airport

Top Afghan sources believe that Pakistan’s ISIS face Emir Mawalawi Abdullah Farooqi may have been behind the twin blasts at Kabul airport on Thursday.

Aug 27, 2021, 13:04 PM IST

US troops, Afghans killed in suicide attack near Kabul airport; Take a look at what happened

A health official and a Taliban official said the toll of Afghans killed had risen to 72, including 28 Taliban members.

Aug 27, 2021, 12:17 PM IST

US President Joe Biden's bowing head image in press conference goes viral, know why

US President Biden vowed the United States will carry out strikes against the group responsible for the bombings that killed a dozen Americans.

Aug 27, 2021, 10:47 AM IST

Explosions outside Kabul airport carried out by US forces to destroy their belongings: Taliban

At least seven explosions were heard in Kabul city, hours after the twin suicide bombings outside the airport.

Aug 27, 2021, 10:07 AM IST

Kabul blasts: Taliban denying ISIS link is like Pakistan's denial on Quetta Shura, says Afghan acting President Amrullah Saleh

"Taliban denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist outfit is identical to Pakistan's denial on Quetta Shura," said the acting president of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh in a tweet. 

Aug 27, 2021, 10:05 AM IST

India condemns deadly bomb attacks near Kabul airport

"India strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Kabul today. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of this terrorist attack...," a statement from Ministry of External Affairs said. 

Aug 27, 2021, 06:58 AM IST

​​We will hunt you down and make you pay: President Joe Biden pledges to strike back after Kabul blasts

"To those who carried out this attack...know this: We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," Biden said in prepared remarks from the East Room of the White House.

Aug 27, 2021, 06:35 AM IST

Kabul explosion: US officials call it 'suicide attack', believe ISIS to be behind blast

The official says evacuation flights have continued to take off from Kabul airport in the waning days of an airlift to help people flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. 

Aug 26, 2021, 21:31 PM IST

Explosion inside mosque in Kabul's Shakar Dhara, Iman Mufti Numan among 12 killed

At least 12 people were killed and almost 15 other suffered injuries in an explosion at a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon. The blast happened inside the mosque when people had gathered for prayers on the second day of Eid al-Fitr.

May 14, 2021, 16:58 PM IST

US responsible of surge in explosions in Afghanistan, says China

Chinese Finance Minister in his statement alleged that the US sudden announcement to withdraw troops led to the explosions in Afghanistan. 

May 12, 2021, 08:52 AM IST

Bomb explosion in Kabul, over 25 killed and 12 injured

A bomb exploded near a school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday (May 8), killing at least 25 people, many of them young students.

May 08, 2021, 21:28 PM IST

30 Afghan policemen killed in suicide car bombing

The blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic in Qala-e-Joz, an area on the outskirts of the city, the official said.

Nov 29, 2020, 15:38 PM IST

India condemns attack on Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh's convoy

India condemned the deadly bomb attack which rocked Kabul targeting Afghanistan's first Vice President Amrullah Saleh. The bomb attack on the Afghan vice president's convoy on Wednesday morning killed 10 people and injured more than a dozen people and left.

Sep 09, 2020, 15:12 PM IST

Suicide bomber, gunmen attack govt building in Afghanistan, nine injured

The attackers detonated explosives outside the building, used for the distribution of electronic identity cards, in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Nangarhar province.

Sep 18, 2019, 15:51 PM IST

Three wounded in IED blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

At least three people were injured in a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Shaheed Square here on Monday.

Sep 09, 2019, 20:45 PM IST

Taliban claims responsibility for suicide blast in Afghan capital Kabul

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said three vehicles were destroyed, 12 foreigners and eight members of the Afghan forces were killed but the Afghan government rejected the casualty figures claimed by the Taliban.

Sep 05, 2019, 13:19 PM IST

Suicide bomber kills at least 63, injures 182 at a wedding in Kabul

Dozens of people were inside the wedding hall when the explosion occurred near the stage of the two-story building.

Aug 18, 2019, 06:54 AM IST

Nearly 100 injured in Kabul car bomb attack, Taliban claim responsibility

The bomb went off when a vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint outside the station, said interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi.

Aug 07, 2019, 11:16 AM IST

Serial blasts in Kabul kill at least 12, injure dozens

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, with one hitting a bus carrying government employees, killing a total of at least 12 people, officials said.

Jul 25, 2019, 13:27 PM IST