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Taliban reportedly capture Jalalabad on Sunday (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Taliban captured Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan early on Sunday.

US Embassy in Kabul destroying confidential documents: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The US Embassy in Afghanistan has been ordered to destroy sensitive and confidential documents altogether before the siege of Kabul by the Taliban.

Taliban capture provincial capital 50 Km South of Kabul

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – On Friday, the Taliban has reportedly captured the provincial capital of Logar province just 50 km (30 miles) from Kabul.

Afghan govt. reportedly offers Taliban ‘share in power’

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – According to a source close to the government, the Afghan administration has offered the Taliban a share in power so long as the rising violence in the country comes to a halt.

Iran consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif transferred to Kabul

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Following the escalation of tensions in northern Afghanistan, the Iranian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif transferred its activities from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kabul for a limited period of time.

Taliban takes control of Ghazni city in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – According to reliable sources, the Taliban has taken control of all parts of Ghazni provincial capital in Afghanistan.

US officials expect Kabul could fall in 3 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – A US official has predicted that the Afghan capital of Kabul would fall to the Taliban within 90 days while others said that could happen within a month.

Pakistani, Afghan FMs hold phone call after recent tensions

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi hold phone talks on Monday after the recent tensions in their bilateral relations.

Bomb blast in Kabul leaves five dead, injures five more

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – An Afghan security source said a blast in the heart of Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday killed five people and injured some other people.

More than 300 Taliban members killed in last 24 hours

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The Kabul government announced that hundreds of Taliban members had been killed and their ammunition and equipment destroyed in recent operations by Afghan forces and civilians in various provinces.

Police say two killed in Kabul blast

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Kabul police reported that two people have been killed in an explosion in the eighth district of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghan forces retake 5 cities from Taliban: MoD

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – The Afghan Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that government forces had retaken five cities from the Taliban in the past 24 hours.

Afghan security forces ensure security of country: Kabul

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Deputy spokesman of the Afghan president said Wed. that ensuring the security of Afghanistan is the responsibility of Afghan security and defense forces, rejecting Turkish president calls for staying in the country.

Eight people killed, wounded in bus blast in Kabul

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – The media reported that a bus was exploded in the central part of Kabul city as a result of a bomb blast, killing and injuring eight people.

Twin explosion in Kabul leaves 10 killed, 13 injured

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Two explosions took place 1 hour apart in different parts of the Kabul province in Afghanistan, killing 10 civilians and injuring 13 others.

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake jolts Afghanistan

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – A relatively powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday with no immediate reports of casualties.

12 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – At least 12 people were killed in an explosion at a mosque in a district of the Afghan capital Kabul during Friday prayers.

IRGC:

Kabul blast US conspiracy to return insecurity to Afghanistan

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – In a statement on Mon. IRGC announced Kabul girls' school blast as the US conspiracy to return insecurity to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan girls' school bomb attack: 232 injured, dead

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The death toll in a bomb attack targeting schoolgirls in Kabul on Saturday has risen to 85, while the number of injured ones stands at 147, the latest report says.

Bus bombing in Afghanistan leaves 11 dead, 28 wounded

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – As Afghanistan is in shock over the deadly explosion of a school in Kabul, news sources reported Monday morning that a bus bomb blast in the south of the country had killed 11 people.

CIA head made a secret trip to Afghanistan: report

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – A senior Afghan politician and a well-placed public figure says CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Suicide attack on Afghan National Security forces' vehicle

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – News sources reported a suicide attack on a vehicle carrying Afghan National Security forces and the explosion of a magnetic bomb in Kabul.

Rocket lands in vicinity of Kabul University

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – BM1 rocket landed close to Kabul University on Sunday evening.

Two people killed in Kabul explosions: Police

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Kabul witnessed two explosions in less than 30 minutes on Saturday morning in which two people were killed and two more were wounded, police said.

6 civilians wounded in Kabul explosion

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Six civilians were injured in an explosion on Saturday morning, said Kabul police.

A bomb explodes on route of Italian staff car in Kabul

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – According to Afghan sources, an explosion took place on the way of the Italian embassy staff car in Kabul, which did not cause any casualties.

Expansion of Tehran-Kabul ties to benefit whole region

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian reiterated Tehran’s support for intra-Afghan peace talks and underlined that the expansion of ties between Iran and Afghanistan would be to the benefit of the whole region.

Iran, Afghanistan to hold 14th joint exhibition in Kabul

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Afghanistan are set to hold the 14th edition of joint specialized exhibition next month.