Mazar-i Sharif

Deadly bomb attack hits press award event in Afghanistan

The blast killed a guard posted at the Tabian Farhang centre in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif and injured five others including journalists.

Series of attacks kill at least dozen people in Afghanistan

A blast tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and three deadly explosions hit passenger vehicles in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

Bomb blasts on minibuses killed several people in northern Afghanistan

A string of deadly bombings targeting members of the minority communities has convulsed the country in the past two weeks of the fasting month of Ramadan, killing and wounding dozens.

Activist among several women killed in northern Afghanistan

Four bodies were found at a house in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murders.

Qatar envoy: Kabul airport reopens to receive aid, civilians to fly soon

Qatar's ambassador to Afghanistan says its technical team was able to repair and reopen Kabul airport to receive humanitarian aid, Al Jazeera reports, as economic crisis looms in Taliban-ruled country.

How Iran-Taliban ties are shaping up post-US-pullout from Afghanistan

By decreasing sectarian tensions, a changing Taliban and post-revolution Iran, the two anti-American neighbours, have shown signs of goodwill to each other in recent years.

Taliban on brink of forming new government in Afghanistan

Meanwhile, the United Nations said it had restarted humanitarian flights to parts of the country, linking the Pakistani capital Islamabad with Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan and Kandahar in the south.

Afghan leader arrives in besieged Mazar-e-Sharif, holds talks with warlord

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Mazar as hundreds of Afghan soldiers surrendered to the Taliban isurgent group in nearby Kunduz.

Taliban seizes two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan

Fighting in Afghanistan's long-running conflict has escalated dramatically since May, when the US-led military coalition began the final stage of a withdrawal set to be completed before the end of the month.

Anti-missile system put up at Kabul airport to repel Taliban rockets

Taliban fighters do not have any organised capacity but have demonstrated they can fire modified rockets from vehicles and create panic, a security official says.

Pentagon: US troop pullout from Afghanistan over 90% complete

The Pentagon's Central Command said that the United States had officially handed over seven facilities to the Afghan Ministry of Defence ahead of the September deadline to complete the pullout.

Afghan vice president narrowly escapes death for a second time

Attackers ambushed Abdul Rashid Dostum’s convoy on the way from Mazar-i-Sharif, a city in Balkh province, to Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan. Taliban claimed the responsibility.