Jalalabad

Civilians celebrate as partial truce mostly holds in Afghanistan

Isolated attacks take place, reports say, on first day of "violence reduction period" which if observed successfully will lead to US-Taliban deal and a subsequent pullout of US troops after nearly two decades in country.

At least 19 students wounded in university blast in Afghanistan

Ghazni governor's office said 12 of the wounded are female students of Ghazni University which is located on the outskirts of the provincial capital.

Bomb attack on bus kills 14, wounds 37 in east Afghanistan

A bomb had been left in a motorcycle that detonated as a minibus of recruits for Afghan security forces passed, Nangarhar officials say. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility so far.

Three brutal days in Afghanistan turn revelry to mourning

Afghanistan's Independence Day celebrations have been ripped apart by a series of attacks as Afghans face a concerted push from Daesh in the country.

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Double blast in Afghanistan kills at least three

Among those killed was a child while 20 others were injured in Jalalabad city. No group took immediate responsibility.

Swapping Kalashnikovs for bat and pads: Afghan cricket, Taliban and peace

While the Taliban banned sports like cricket and football in the early years of their rule of Afghanistan, now its fighters enjoy a game of cricket.

Suicide blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad kills at least sixteen

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan blew himself on Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, an official said.

Suicide blast in Afghanistan kills at least 68

A suicide attack on protesters in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least 68 people, officials said, as an uptick in violence across the country dampens hopes for peace talks and elections.

At least 26 killed in separate Afghanistan attacks

Gunmen killed 15 in a hostage-taking situation in Jalalabad while a roadside bomb in the western province of Farah hit a passenger bus and killed at least 11 people.

Three dead in attack on Afghan midwife training centre

One of the attackers died early in the operation after detonating a suicide bomb but a second held out for several hours before being killed, said a provincial government spokesman.

Casualties rise in Afghan city as UK plans troop deployment

At least ten were killed and as many wounded after gunmen stormed a government compound in restive Jalalabad city. Meanwhile, Britain is expected to announce sending 440 extra troops to Afghanistan, in a NATO summit.