KABUL — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister, officials said. The officials provided no further details. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to […]
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Six killed, 13 injured in Kabul suicide bombing: Police
KABUL — A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more. “This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated,” Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran posted on social media platform X. “Unfortunately six civilians, including a woman, were killed and 13 others were […]
Attend Mosque or be punished, Taliban chief orders government workers
KABUL — Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam. Since the 2021 Taliban takeover Akhundzada has overseen sweeping restrictions on society — shutting many women and girls out of education, ordering male […]