The Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties during the airstrikes conducted by the US forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

The Annual Grapes Festival kicked off in the presence of senior government officials in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

DAESH Khurasan has claimed responsibility behind the deadly attack in capital Kabul targeting an education center.

A family in a remote part of Kabul has found their missing daughters after 21 years.

The death toll from today’s deadly suicide attack has climbed to at least 48 people, the Ministry of Public Health officials said.

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday warned that the upcoming parliamentary election would be impossible to be held on time if the current crisis continues the same.

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a training center in a private building in a Shiite residing west of Kabul Naqash area PD18, killing 25 injuring 35 and setting off a gun battle with security guards in the area.

The sound of an explosion was heard in the western parts of Kabul city few minutes earlier.

Six children – all girls - died as the result of an explosion in Laghman province on Wednesday, the governor’s media office said in a statement.

At least 45 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack over an army base in northern Baghlan province, a security source confirmed Wednesday.

The Taliban's attack against Ghazni city, and the subsequent fighting in densely populated urban spaces, has again caused terrible suffering to civilians caught in the conflict.

A key Taliban commander was killed with his five comrades during an operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Fresh hope has been injected into the Afghan peace process after Taliban officials said groundbreaking preliminary talks with the US last month were “very helpful” and that another round will take place in Doha in September.

A member of Taliban group says the White House diplomacy efforts are proving successful, groundbreaking preliminary talks with the U.S. last month were “very helpful” and that another round will take place in Doha in September.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): At least seven passengers were killed as a result of a traffic accident in the Sholgar district of northern Balkh province on Monday morning, an official said.

The Afghan Military in the Southeast claims that more than 130 militants were killed during the joint airstrikes carried out by the Afghan and foreign forces in southeastern Ghazni province.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the recent progress made toward Afghanistan's parliamentary polls, including candidate vetting and other preparations required for printing ballots on schedule, as testament to Afghanistan's successful ownership of the electoral process.

An explosion has taken place close to the office of the Independent Election Commission in Kabul city.

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again called on Taliban group’s leadership to participate in the intra-Afghan talks for peace and reconciliation.

The Afghan National Army Chief of Staff General Sharif Yaftali confirmed that sporadic clashes continue in some parts of Ghazni city, the provincial capital of Ghazni province.