China stands ready to provide help in light of Afghanistan's needs due to earthquake: spokesperson

BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to provide help in light of Afghanistan's needs, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan killing at least 24 people. …

Afghanistan Sends Nearly 100 Athletes to Islamic Solidarity Games

Afghanistan’s Sports Authority has announced that a delegation of nearly one hundred athletes will represent the country at the Islamic Solidarity Games. Atal Mashwani, spokesperson for the Afghan Sports Authority, told TOLOnews on Sunday that 83 athletes, …

Tahawol: Deadly earthquake in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan discuss energy projects

KABUL (Pajhwok): Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) chief executive office has met with the Deputy President of Turkmenistan to discuss the implementation of key energy sector development projects. In a statement, DABS said CEO Dr. Abdul Bari Omar held …

Dick Cheney, former vice president who unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, dies at 84

Richard B. Cheney, the former vice president of the United States who was the architect of the nation’s longest war as he plotted President George W. Bush’s thunderous global response to the 9/11 terror attacks, has died. Vexed by heart trouble for …

Afghanistan Forms Special Unit to Enforce Land Commission Rulings

The Ministry of Justice has announced the convening of a leadership meeting of the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Restoration of Usurped Lands. Key topics discussed during the meeting included the creation of a special security unit …

At least 8 killed, 200 injured as earthquake strikes Afghanistan

KABUL: At least eight people were killed and nearly 200 others injured after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on Monday, Afghan government officials told local media. Qari Lutfullah Habibi, head of the Public Health Department …

Earthquake in northern Afghanistan kills at least 24 people

Afghan disaster management officials say the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck northern parts of the country on Monday has risen to at least 24. About 530 people were also injured in the northern provinces, mainly in Samangan and Balkh, …

Afghanistan earthquake survivors face cold and rain amid rubble

Nation & World News Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a bitterly cold night outdoors Damage is seen in the historic Blue Mosque after a powerful 6.3-magnitude …

Afghanistan earthquake survivors spend the night in the open; the quake damaged historical sites