KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president on Wednesday, Nov. 9, welcomed home Sharbat Gulla, National Geographic’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl,” just hours after she was deported from Pakistan, the latest in the odyssey of the globally recognized refugee. Gulla’s deportation came after a regional court in the Pakistani city of Peshawar convicted her on charges … Continue reading
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Dozens killed in Taliban attack on Afghan security agency
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban attackers in Afghanistan staged an assault on a government security agency in the capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, Apr. 19, morning, killing at least 28 people and wounding more than 320. The assault, which include at least two attackers and a car rigged with explosives, came a week after the Taliban announced … Continue reading
Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 9
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least nine and wounded 12 in an attack on a police base in Kabul on Monday, Feb. 1, an Afghan official said. Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said the attacker joined a line of people waiting to enter the local headquarters of a branch of the … Continue reading
Suicide bomber kills 13 in attack on prominent Afghan family
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeting a gathering in a volatile eastern province of Afghanistan killed 13 people, including seven members of a prominent pro-government clan, Afghan officials said. Another 14 people were wounded in the attack on the home of Obaidullah Shinwari, a scion of the clan and member of the Nangarhar … Continue reading