At least nine rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the city’s old quarter. An AFP reporter could see helicopters and smoke above the Eidgah Mosque in Reka Khana district, and ...
Even as the Afghan government announced a three-month-long ceasefire in view of the Eid-ul-Azha festival, Taliban militants reportedly abducted almost 170 people in Kunduz on Monday, prompting government forces to launch an offensive to free the abductees. Security forces in Afghanistan have reportedly rescued at least 149 people, including women ...
