Ground assault by Taliban kills Daesh terrorist who spearheaded August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport that left about 170 Afghans and 13 US troops dead, US officials confirm.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the twin explosions that killed at least 12 people and left more than 50 injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though it is suspected that the Pakistani Taliban might be involved.
Daesh has escalated its assaults in Afghanistan, claiming responsibility for a number of high-profile attacks in the South Asian country.
UN expresses “serious concern” after its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in eastern Nangarhar province despite an earlier exemption from a ban issued in December.
The regional affiliate of the Daesh group has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 which has increased its attacks, targeting both Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan's Shia minority.
Pakistan-based terrorist group claim attack on a police vehicle that killed four officers, who were responding to an earlier attack on a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
Maryam was only weeks old when her parents were killed in a bomb blast at the Kabul airport that killed 183 people. She was subsequently evacuated by a US military plane in August 2021.
Head of Pen Path organisation has for years advocated for girls' education, particularly in conservative rural areas, including during the tenure of the previous Western-backed government.
Police say they intercepted the suicide bomber before he reached his target, but he managed to detonate his vest, killing at least six civilians and wounding many others.
Violators will be punished, according to decree by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
UK's envoy to United Nation says the mandate sends a clear message that the international community will not abandon Afghan women and girls as the Taliban continues to run the country.
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