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U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass has said he is “disturbed by reports” that a former bank manager convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud has been moved into house arrest from prison in exchange for allegedly making a large campaign donation to the incumbent’s presidential-election campaign.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected foreign interference and called for the presidential election to be held next month as planned, amid talks between the United States and the Taliban aimed at bringing the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan to an end.
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a police station in Kabul on August 7. The explosion caused major damage, killing at least 18 people and wounding at least 145.
At least 14 people have been killed and 145 wounded after a Taliban suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle outside a police station in Kabul, according to the Afghan Public Health Ministry.
At least seven police were killed when one of their colleagues opened fire on them in the southern Kandahar Province on August 4, officials say.
Two people were killed and at least three others wounded in a blast targeting media workers in Kabul, Afghan officials say.
The U.S. peace envoy seeking to negotiate an end to the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan said peace negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban will determine whether the presidential election slated for September 28 is held.
A roadside bomb explosion has hit a passenger bus in the western Afghan province of Farah, killing at least 35 civilians and wounding 27 others, officials say.
More than 1,300 Afghans have been killed and 2,466 more were injured in the first six months of this year, according to a July 30 report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
A fire could be seen inside the Kabul office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's vice presidential running mate, Amrullah Saleh, after it was attacked by gunmen on July 28. Gunmen stormed the building following an explosion nearby.
At least 20 people were killed in a bomb attack that was followed by a gunbattle at the office of President Ashraf Ghani’s running mate, Amrullah Saleh.
Three explosions were reported in eastern Kabul on July 25 in the morning, killing at least seven people and wounding 21, officials say.
The Taliban can take part in the September 28 presidential election if they start negotiations with the Afghan government, a spokesman for Afghani chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah told local media outlet Tolo News on July 24.
An Afghan official says four police officers were killed and two others wounded when Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in the western province of Farah.
A children's hospital in Kabul is reporting a large increase in patients experiencing respiratory problems as smog and pollution continue to blight the Afghan capital. Kabul, which has seen its population rise rapidly in recent years, currently ranks fourth in a global pollution index.
Afghanistan's Health Ministry says a Swedish aid group has reopened dozens of health centers it operates in the country.
Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says at least eight people have been killed when an explosion struck near the entrance to Kabul University.
Twelve people were killed and almost 90 wounded when Taliban militants detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar on July 18.
An Afghan regional governor said 25 members of the country's elite commando units have been killed in fighting with the Taliban.
A Swedish aid group says it has closed dozens of health centers it was operating in Afghanistan following threats by the Taliban.
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