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Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia, bordered by Iran, Pakistan, China, and several Central Asian nations. With a population of over 40 million, it is known for its mountainous terrain, diverse ethnic groups, and a long history shaped by regional and global powers. The country has faced decades of conflict. The overwhelming majority of Afghans are Muslim, and Islam plays a central role in the nation’s cultural, social, and political life.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Members of the 8-strong panel of judges for the first edition of an online international Quran competition in Afghanistan were announced.
News ID: 3473494    Publish Date : 2020/12/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Sheikh Abdul Kabir Quranic Assembly in Afghanistan has organized an international Quran competition.
News ID: 3473490    Publish Date : 2020/12/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least five people, including four doctors, were killed after a magnetic bomb attached to their car exploded in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul.
News ID: 3473481    Publish Date : 2020/12/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least nine Afghan people were killed and many others injured in a car bomb attack in Kabul, in the latest of a series of deadly attacks to rock the Afghan capital.
News ID: 3473458    Publish Date : 2020/12/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly condemned a terrorist attack that target a Quran recitation gathering in central Afghanistan , leaving at least 15 people killed and 20 others injured.
News ID: 3473452    Publish Date : 2020/12/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A major US air base north of Kabul was targeted in a dawn rocket attack on Saturday but there were no casualties or damage to the airfield, officials said.
News ID: 3473447    Publish Date : 2020/12/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A suspected rickshaw bomb killed at least 15 civilians, including 11 children, on Friday at a Quran recitation ceremony in central Afghanistan , officials said.
News ID: 3473439    Publish Date : 2020/12/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Taliban team, led by the co-founder of the group, arrived Wednesday in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani government leaders amid growing calls for a reduction in violence in neighboring Afghanistan .
News ID: 3473432    Publish Date : 2020/12/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
News ID: 3473389    Publish Date : 2020/12/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least one person was killed and two were injured on Saturday in Afghanistan 's capital Kabul as ten rockets hit various parts on the city, officials said.
News ID: 3473378    Publish Date : 2020/12/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The number of civilians killed in airstrikes conducted by the United States and its allies in Afghanistan increased by about 330 percent from 2016-2019, and 1,357 civilians were killed in these airstrikes between 2015-2019, a fresh study revealed.
News ID: 3473351    Publish Date : 2020/12/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghanistan ’s ministry of education plans to use mosques as classrooms.
News ID: 3473335    Publish Date : 2020/12/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war.
News ID: 3473299    Publish Date : 2020/12/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months.
News ID: 3473255    Publish Date : 2020/11/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 13 insurgents were killed in an airstrike by security forces on a Taliban gathering in the Ab Kamari district of the western Badghis province on Saturday, army spokesman in the province, captain Abdul Latif Sultan said.
News ID: 3473244    Publish Date : 2020/11/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nine Australian soldiers have killed themselves over three weeks after a bombshell report exposed alleged war crimes by some SAS troops in Afghanistan .
News ID: 3473206    Publish Date : 2020/11/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  Several rockets struck the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the country marked the 101st anniversary of its independence, officials said.
News ID: 3473172    Publish Date : 2020/11/21

TEHRAN (IQNA) – US President Donald Trump is expected to cut a significant number of American troops in Afghanistan and a smaller number in Iraq by the final days of his presidency, US officials said Monday.
News ID: 3473146    Publish Date : 2020/11/17

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least eight people were wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University Monday during a book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing, Afghan officials and witnesses said.
News ID: 3473011    Publish Date : 2020/11/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Holy Quran and Islamic Sharia should be the basis for the ongoing Afghan peace negotiations in Doha, said Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday while speaking at a ceremony on Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) birthday.
News ID: 3472974    Publish Date : 2020/10/30