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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) – The targeting of educational facilities during armed conflict is "a war crime", the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country's capital.
News ID: 3468992    Publish Date : 2019/07/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan ’s eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 40, local officials said.
News ID: 3468933    Publish Date : 2019/07/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Four security police personnel have been confirmed dead and eight others injured after the Taliban insurgents attacked security checkpoints on Monday outside Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan 's northern Baghlan province, an official said.
News ID: 3468902    Publish Date : 2019/07/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Taliban fighters have killed at least eight people and wounded more than 50 civilians in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan 's Ghazni province, according to government officials and the Taliban.
News ID: 3468893    Publish Date : 2019/07/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Daesh (ISIL of ISIS) terrorist group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a deadly overnight attack in a mosque in central province of Ghazni in Afghanistan .
News ID: 3468887    Publish Date : 2019/07/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Taliban militants killed eight election commission employees on Saturday night inside a district center in Afghanistan ’s southern province of Kandahar, officials said on Sunday.
News ID: 3468862    Publish Date : 2019/06/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A fresh round of talks between the US and the Taliban began in Qatar on Saturday, just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is hoping for an Afghan peace agreement before Sept. 1.
News ID: 3468858    Publish Date : 2019/06/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 8 people were killed in a Taliban attack on government forces in Herat, local officials said.
News ID: 3468844    Publish Date : 2019/06/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Afghan Taliban warned the country’s media to stop what the group called “anti-Taliban propaganda.
News ID: 3468822    Publish Date : 2019/06/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called for trust to be rebuilt between Islamabad and Kabul as Pakistan began a new initiative to bolster a faltering peace process aiming to end Afghanistan ’s lengthy civil war.
News ID: 3468812    Publish Date : 2019/06/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Afghanistan ’s eastern city of Jalalabad.
News ID: 3468737    Publish Date : 2019/06/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least one person was killed and several others wounded after serial bomb blasts rocked western side of Afghanistan 's capital Kabul on Sunday, a source said.
News ID: 3468654    Publish Date : 2019/06/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least five civilians, including children, were killed and 14 people, including a district chief, were wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan 's Herat province on Saturday, officials said.
News ID: 3468546    Publish Date : 2019/05/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car at a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan followed by clashes between gunmen and security forces, officials and the Taliban said on Sunday.
News ID: 3468441    Publish Date : 2019/05/05

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi hailed the formation of a ‘Loya Jirga of Peace’ in Kabul, Afghanistan .
News ID: 3468409    Publish Date : 2019/04/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Twin explosions on Saturday in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad killed three people and injured 20 others, local officials said.
News ID: 3468232    Publish Date : 2019/04/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hundreds of Taliban militants stormed a district in Afghanistan 's western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the militant group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.
News ID: 3468220    Publish Date : 2019/04/05

TEHRAN (IQNA) – US and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of peace talks on Tuesday with progress made but no agreement on when foreign troops might withdraw, officials from both sides said.
News ID: 3468127    Publish Date : 2019/03/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The third book reading competition titled ‘Quran, Book of Life’ was held in Herat, Afghanistan .
News ID: 3468094    Publish Date : 2019/03/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A private company close to Nangarhar airport East of Afghanistan was attacked by a group of armed gunmen on Wednesday morning, local officials said.
News ID: 3468072    Publish Date : 2019/03/06