Asia News: Afghanistan
BREAKING:Many Feared Dead, As Explosion Rocks Mosque During Friday Prayers
At least 16 people are dead and 32 injured after an explosion hit a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Read more
Afghanistan
Heartbreaking Pictures Of How Afghan Mother Handed Her Suckling Baby To A US Soldier In Kubul
Pictures making rounds on the internet shows the moment an Afghan mother hands her suckling baby over a barbed fence to an American army as Read more
Footballer Zaki Anwari Among Afghans who fell to death from US plane in Kabul
Afghanistan’s national footballer, Zaki Anwari has been named among many Afghan nationals who fell to their death as they were trying to escape the country Read more
Christmas Bomb: Explosion hits Kabul Afghanistan, Casualties recorded
By Princely Onyenwe, Imo Report from KABUL, Afghanistan has it that an explosion has occurred early hours of today Saturday 26th December having few deaths recorded Read more
Plane Carrying 83 people Crashes
The last two months might go down as the worst period for the aviation industry in recent time as another plane crashed Monday morning. The Read more
Voting Begins in Afghanistan’s Presidential Election
KABUL (9News Nigeria) – Voting began on Saturday to elect a president for Afghanistan with more than 9 million Afghan registered voters potentially heading to Read more
Limbs of hope: The healers of Kabul
On a crisp spring day in Kabul, physiotherapist Shukrullah Zeerak took me on a tour of the Red Cross Orthopaedic Centre. I struggle to keep Read more
‘Civilians killed’ in attack on Afghan madrassa
An air attack by Afghan forces on a gathering religious school in a Taliban stronghold has caused multiple casualties, including civilians, Afghan officials and witnesses Read more
BREAKING: Father of Afghan robotics team captain killed by ISIL
The father of one of the Afghan girls who caught the world’s attention when trying to attend a robotics contest in the United States was Read more
26 soldiers killed as Taiban storms Afghan base
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, according to the Read more
JUST IN : Afghan girls robotics team given US visa after outrage (Photos)
US officials have decided to allow a group of Afghan girls – whose visa applications had been twice rejected – to travel to the country Read more
Explosion heard in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Reuters reporters heard. Police said they had received reports of the blast but Read more
Islamic State, air strikes help drive spike in Afghan civilian casualties – U.N.
By Josh Smith KABUL (Reuters) – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose to new highs in 2016, driven by more Islamic State attacks, the most deaths Read more
Gunmen kill five female Afghan airport staff in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their Read more