Jalalabad

What does the rise of Daesh-K mean for Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperation?

Kabul is hesitant to antagonise the “Pakistani Taliban” lest it supports the self-styled caliphate, yet the same group poses a threat to Islamabad.

Two civilians and two Taliban killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but Daesh, which has a strong presence in Nangarhar, previously claimed several attacks against Taliban there.

Several killed as attackers target Taliban in eastern Afghanistan

Unidentified attackers strike Taliban vehicles in Jalalabad city, witnesses say, killing at least two fighters and three civilians.

Taliban-run Kabul municipality orders female workers to stay home

Women who work both in the public and private sectors in many areas across the country have been told to stay home despite initial promises by some Taliban that they would be tolerant and inclusive.

Several dead as second deadly bombing strikes Jalalabad in 2 days

The blast targeted a vehicle of the border police, which is now run by the Taliban, killing five people, including two civilians, among them a child, witnesses said.

Taliban face first challenge as people come out with Afghan flags

At least 3 people were shot dead in the city of Jalalabad where a local residents tried to put up a flag of the Afghan republic.

Taliban reaches Kabul, awaits 'peaceful transfer' of power

The fall of Jalalabad has left Afghanistan's central government in control of just Kabul and seven other provincial capitals out of the country's 34. Meanwhile, the US has announced that evacuation of the embassy in Kabul has started.

As international troops depart Afghanistan, the threat of landmines remains

International military forces leave behind a country facing growing insecurity and levels of violence, a faltering economy and multiple humanitarian crises.

Death toll rises in attacks on Afghanistan polio teams

Attack in Jalalabad forces authorities to suspend operations on second day of resuming the vaccination campaign after five members of two teams were killed.

Eight people from same family killed in Afghanistan mosque shooting

Initial information shows a land dispute caused a shooting in which five brothers and three of their male cousins were killed in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the governor said.

Gunmen shoot dead women polio workers in Afghanistan

Vaccination drive temporarily suspended in Nangarhar province after three women healthcare workers were killed in two separate attacks in the restive eastern city of Jalalabad.

Afghanistan buries women media workers killed in Daesh attack

Mursal Wahidi, 23, Sadia Sadat, 20, and Shahnaz Raufi, 20, worked for local broadcaster Enikas TV and were gunned down on their way home from work. At least 15 media workers have been killed in Afghanistan in the last six months.