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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake 's epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles)...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is the deadliest crisis between the two countries in several years. The...

The Philippines expressed sympathies to Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake and aftershocks last week left more than 2,200 people killed, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Sept. 8. “The Government and people of the Republic of the Philippines extend their deepest...

There are no reports of Filipinos killed or injured during the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, Sept. 3. “As of this time, there are no reports of Filipino casualties or injuries. No Filipino...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An earthquake in Afghanistan’s east has killed more than 610 people, injured over 1,300 and destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the...

A limited number of Afghan nationals will be allowed entry into the Philippines to process their United States visa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Tuesday, August 20. DFA said the Philippine and the US governments agreed on allowing Afghan nationals to transit to the Philippines...

A girl stands in front of water barrels at a relocation site for flood survivors in Firoz Koh, Ghor province, Afghanistan, July 27, 2024. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)   FIROZ KOH, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- It took Mohammad Hassan three arduous days, trudging in a pair of worn-out...

KABUL, Afghanistan - Three people were killed and another seven were wounded in an explosion on Monday at a hotel in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, near the border with Pakistan, local police said. Security forces were investigating the cause of the blast at a hotel in central Khost that went...

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan -- At least nine people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured due to flash floods in east Afghanistan's Parwan province, a local official said on Wednesday. The floods swept through several villages in Siagard and Shimorti districts on Tuesday afternoon following...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Two children have been killed and another injured as a landmine left over from past wars went off in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday, a statement released by the provincial government said.    The innocent children, according to the statement,...

BAMYAN, Afghanistan -- A traveler has been confirmed dead and five others were injured as a mini-bus overturned in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province on Tuesday, said a statement of provincial police headquarters Wednesday. The accident took place on the highway in Shabar district on Tuesday...

KABUL, Afghanistan - A total of 2,178 prisoners were released before Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals for Muslims, the Afghan Supreme Court said Thursday on its twitter page.    The prisoners were freed based on the decree of the caretaker government's supreme leader...