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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to reporters in Kabul during an unannounced visit on June 25. Following a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Pompeo said the United States' goal in ongoing peace talks with the Taliban is to help Afghans "decide the future of their country."
Chaos erupted in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament when a group of lawmakers tried to block Mir Rahman Rahmani from taking the speaker's seat following a disputed vote. Video from June 19 showed lawmakers flipping the speaker's desk and smashing the chair to stop him from taking up the post.
Chaotic scenes erupted in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on June 19 amid a weeks-long dispute over the election of a speaker.
The U.S. envoy seeking a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban has said Washington is seeking a “comprehensive peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement” in its talks with the Taliban.
Afghan special forces have rescued 44 people from a Taliban-run prison in the northern province of Baghlan, local officials say.
Six civilians have been killed in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar after a roadside bomb ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in, officials say.
A group of adventurous cyclists have taken to the hills above Kabul. They have their eyes on making it to the world stage after adopting a new sport for Afghanistan.
Afghan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former head of Afghanistan's national soccer federation in connection with allegations that he sexually abused female players for several years.
Afghan peace protesters who went missing after marching through a Taliban-controlled area of Helmand Province have been detained by the militants, a supporter of the movement told RFE/RL on June 5.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will visit Pakistan on June 27 in an effort to improve bilateral relations that are often hampered by mistrust and reciprocal accusations.
Three consecutive explosions shook the same area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early in the morning of June 2. The first blast occurred after a bomb was attached to the underside of a minibus carrying female university students. At least one person was reported killed.
Afghanistan's election authorities say they have postponed two local elections that were scheduled to be held in September.
Afghanistan's authorities say they have launched an investigation into allegations that some members of President Ashraf Ghani's administration have exchanged sexual favors for government posts.
Afghan police say gunmen have shot dead seven members of one family in the capital, Kabul.
Afghan security forces showed off 30 alleged Taliban and Islamic State militants captured in Kandahar Province. The prisoners were all masked to conceal their identities. They're accused of terrorism and of targeting security forces and religious scholars.
Ten people were wounded when a sticky bomb attached to a minibus carrying government workers detonated in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.
A court in Afghanistan has sentenced two teenagers to 30 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a young girl whose death prompted national outrage.
Afghan police have arrested more than 40 people in the capital, Kabul, for celebratory gunfire that followed the Afghan national cricket team’s victory over Pakistan in a warm-up match for the Cricket World Cup on May 24.
Three people, including a senior cleric, were killed and at least 20 wounded in an explosion during prayers at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
An air strike has mistakenly killed at least nine Afghan police officers, including a commander, during a battle with the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand, local officials say.
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