Afghanistan

September 01, (THEWILL) — A powerful earthquake and a series of aftershocks have killed more than 800 people and injured at least 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban’s Interior Ministry said the 6.0-magnitude quake struck just before midnight on Sunday,...

January 16, (THEWILL) - A former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead at her home in the capital, Kabul. Her brother and a second security guard were wounded in the attack on Sunday. Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran,...

October 15, (THEWILL) - A large explosion tore through a Shi'ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, killing at least 15 people and wounding 31, with the casualty toll likely to rise, officials said. There was...

October 08, (THEWILL) - A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people. No group immediately claimed responsibility. "This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite...

October 07, (THEWILL) - UK officials have travelled to Afghanistan to meet senior Taliban members, the Foreign Office has said. The UK government said they discussed how the UK could help address the humanitarian crisis, prevent terrorism and the need...

August 23, (THEWILL) - German and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire, with one guard killed, the German army said. “This morning at 4:13 a.m, there was...

August 19, (THEWILL) - Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the unconditional release of all political detainees in Afghan prisons. A statement on Thursday by the Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, said the political prisoners will...

August 19, (THEWILL) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suspended Afghanistan’s access to its resources due to what it called a “lack of clarity” surrounding the recognition of the country’s government after the Taliban took control of the capital...