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President Karzai and President Obama sign strategic plan - Kabul

President Karzai and President Obama sign a long term strategic document in Kabul, due to this agreement US will help Afghanistan and training of...

by RFE/RL RFE/RL in Afghanistan on 02/05/2012

Politics

Seven killed in Taliban attack after Barack Obama visits Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, shortly after US President Barack Obama left the city after an overnight...

by RFE/RL RFE/RL in Afghanistan on 02/05/2012

Politics

7 dead, 17 injured in Kabul suicide attack - Kabul

Seven people were killed and 17 others wounded after four burqa clad suicide attackers tried to enter an international military base at the 9th...

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 02/05/2012

02/05/2012 - President Karzai and President Obama sign strategic plan - Kabul - Afghanistan - President Karzai and President Obama...
02/05/2012 - Seven killed in Taliban attack after Barack Obama visits Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide...
02/05/2012 - 7 dead, 17 injured in Kabul suicide attack - Kabul - Afghanistan - Seven people were killed and 17 others...
30/04/2012 - ASP supporters seek trial for jihad leaders - Kabul - Afghanistan - Afghanistan Solidarity Party (ASP)...
18/04/2012 - 100 school girls left unconscious after drinking water in Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Young school girls lie unconscious on...
17/04/2012 - Explosions rock Northeast Kabul - Afghanistan - Explosions occurred in Northeast Kabul...
16/04/2012 - 47 dead, 65 injured in multiple Taliban assaults - Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Forty-seven people, including militants...
15/04/2012 - Multiple explosions and gunfire shake Kabul - Afghanistan - Bursts of gunfire and several heavy...
10/04/2012 - Car bomber kills at least 10, injures 28 in Herat - Afghanistan - Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber detonated his...
04/04/2012 - 3 ISAF troops killed in Faryab attack - Afghanistan - Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed nine people,...

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Seven killed in Taliban attack after Barack Obama visits Afghanistan

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Seven killed in Taliban attack after Barack Obama visit...

Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, shortly after US President Barack Obama left the city after an overnight visit.
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 2nd of May 2012
7 dead, 17 injured in Kabul suicide attack - Kabul

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7 dead, 17 injured in Kabul suicide attack - Kabul

Seven people were killed and 17 others wounded after four burqa clad suicide attackers tried to enter an international military base at the 9th police district of Kabul.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 2nd of May 2012
President Karzai and President Obama sign strategic plan - Kabul

Politics

President Karzai and President Obama sign strategic pla...

President Karzai and President Obama sign a long term strategic document in Kabul, due to this agreement US will help Afghanistan and training of Afghan security forces and other social...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 2nd of May 2012
ASP supporters seek trial for jihad leaders - Kabul

Politics

ASP supporters seek trial for jihad leaders - Kabul

Afghanistan Solidarity Party (ASP) supporters stage a demonstration in Kabul, blaming jihadi leaders for defaming the holy war and demanding their trial.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 30th of April 2012
100 school girls left unconscious after drinking water in Afghanistan

Society

100 school girls left unconscious after drinking water ...

Young school girls lie unconscious on the lawn of the Provincial Civil Hospital in the capital city of the northern Takhar province. More than 100 students were hospitalised, apparently...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 18th of April 2012
Explosions rock Northeast Kabul

Politics

Explosions rock Northeast Kabul

Explosions occurred in Northeast Kabul at 8:30 pm tonight as fire erupted from the area. Bystanders claimed it was a rocket propelled grenade. After the initial explosion the area was f...
by UrbanSombrero Sombrero, on 17th of April 2012
47 dead, 65 injured in multiple Taliban assaults - Afghanistan

Politics

47 dead, 65 injured in multiple Taliban assaults - Afgh...

Forty-seven people, including militants, were killed and 65 others wounded during a coordinated group assault in Kabul, Nangarhar, Logar and Paktia provinces, by Taliban forces, the int...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 16th of April 2012
Multiple explosions and gunfire shake Kabul

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Multiple explosions and gunfire shake Kabul

Bursts of gunfire and several heavy blasts rocked the capital soon after suicide bombers entered a luxury hotel in a high-security neighbourhood, officials and witnesses said.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 15th of April 2012
Car bomber kills at least 10, injures 28 in Herat - Afghanistan

Politics

Car bomber kills at least 10, injures 28 in Herat - Afg...

A suicide car bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle in front of a district headquarters, killing 10 people and wounding 28, including a policemen in western Heart Province.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 10th of April 2012
3 ISAF troops killed in Faryab attack - Afghanistan

Politics

3 ISAF troops killed in Faryab attack - Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed nine people, including three foreign soldiers and two Afghan policemen, in the capital of northwestern Faryab province, officials said. Afghan Taliban have yet t...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 4th of April 2012
Afghans celebrate Nowruz - The Persian New Year

Society

Afghans celebrate Nowruz - The Persian New Year

Afghans in the Northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif gather to celebrate the new year set on the Spring Equinox. Images photographed by Ahmad Quraishi.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 20th of March 2012
Kandahar prison allegedly once held Toulouse shooter

Politics

Kandahar prison allegedly once held Toulouse shooter

File Images: It has been alleged, by the French police, that the Toulouse shooter was one of the inmates involved in the mass jailbreak in 2008 from Kandahar prison, Afghanistan. Images...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 21st of March 2012
Nowruz celebrated in Kabul

Our World

Nowruz celebrated in Kabul

Nowrūz, meaning "[The] New Day" is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as t...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 20th of March 2012
Protest against civilian casualties of Panjwai incident - Nangarhar

Politics

Protest against civilian casualties of Panjwai incident...

Angry protesters holding banners chanted anti-US slogans during a protest over the massacre by a US serviceman of 16 civilians in the Afghan village of Panjwai in eastern Nangarhar prov...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 13th of March 2012
"American soldiers torched 11 corpses" say residents - Kandahar

Politics

"American soldiers torched 11 corpses" say residents - ...

Eleven of the sixteen bodies killed by US soldiersin Panjwae district of southern Kandahar province, were later burned using cloth and blankets by 'the perpetrators', say eye ...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 11th of March 2012
Suicide attack aimed at foreign convoy in Helmand - Afghanistan

Politics

Suicide attack aimed at foreign convoy in Helmand - Afg...

A suicide car bomber hit a convoy of foreign troops inflicting casualties on several in southern Helmand province, witnesses said. Explosives were packed inside a Corollah type vehicle ...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 29th of February 2012
Afghans continue protest over Quran burning for second day - Kabul

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Afghans continue protest over Quran burning for second ...

Hundreds of people staged a protest for the second day in Kabul against the burning of the Holy Quran by US troops at the Bagram Airbase.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 22nd of February 2012
Afghan soldiers take over local patrol base in Hanjar Yak

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Afghan soldiers take over local patrol base in Hanjar Y...

Afghan soldiers provide security for the local area by conducting independent patrols and maintaining positive relations with local villagers. Images taken on 9th-10th February.
by Def VID, on 9th of February 2012
Residents protest burning of Quran by US troops - Kabul

Politics

Residents protest burning of Quran by US troops - Kabul

Hundreds of people, protesting against the alleged burning of the Holy Quran by US troops at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province, blocked the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 21st of February 2012
At least 5 dead in Kandahar bomb attacks - Afghanistan

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At least 5 dead in Kandahar bomb attacks - Afghanistan

At least five people, including policeman, were killed and as many injured in two separate bomb attacks in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said.
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 20th of February 2012

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Greetings to you all, I run

Submitted by Future Voice Afghanistan on Sat, 29/08/2009 - 11:01.

Greetings to you all, I run The Future Voice Program in Kabul. As part of this I have established an independent Press Club to offer support, training and welfare for freelancers and journo's in the country. My work is supported by Andy Heath here on Demotix. I am based in the UK.
I would like you all to become members of the Future Voice Press Club in Kabul. We would very much like to meet you all.
Future Voice Press Club is a local NGO.
Please email me in person:
chrisg@crossfiremedia.org.uk

The images you are providing really help shape the future of reporting in Afghanistan. By Afghans for Afghanistan.

Vote counting is now underway

Submitted by Wais B on Thu, 20/08/2009 - 15:42.

Vote counting is now underway in most provinces. The election process will be disputed for days to come. Allegations of ballot stuffing, selective closing of voting centers (mainly in the south) and fake ink distribution by 'independent' election monitors.

There will be a 48 hour media

Submitted by Wais B on Mon, 17/08/2009 - 14:35.

There will be a 48 hour media blackout from today, please contact me and if you haven't already, please leave your mobile number.

Later on today Ashraf Ghani

Submitted by Wais B on Mon, 17/08/2009 - 12:05.

Later on today Ashraf Ghani will visit Darul Aman and villages close by.

The first convoy of Ashraf

Submitted by Wais B on Mon, 17/08/2009 - 12:03.

The first convoy of Ashraf Ghani moved yesterday to Eastern Afghanistan, Laghman, Nangarhar and Kunar.