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Kabul hotel attack is over: interior ministry

Kabul - Emiratesvoice

An attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel that left at least five people dead, including one foreigner, has ended, the interior ministry said Sunday, more than 12 hours after gunmen stormed the building. "All three attackers were killed," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told Tolo News, adding 153 people have been rescued, including more than 40 foreigners. Read more

A rocket landed near Kabul's international airport on Wednesday

Kabul - AFP

A rocket landed near Kabul's international airport on Wednesday shortly after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital for talks, an official said. "A rocket landed near the airport this morning. No casualties reported," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said in a tweet. There was no immediate claim of responsibilityRead more

Rocket lands near Kabul airport after Mattis arrives

Kabul - AFP

Blast near US embassy in central Kabul

Kabul - Emirates Voice

An explosion occurred near the heavily-fortified US embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday, an official said. "An explosion has happened near Massoud Square in Kabul. We have no more details yet," Najib Danish, a spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry, told AFP.Read more

Blast near US embassy in central Kabul

Kabul - Emirates Voice

12 killed in Kabul mosque attack, siege over

Kabul - Emirates Voice

Twelve people were killed in an hours-long suicide bomb and gun attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, an official said. "We have ten civilians martyred and over 40 wounded. One police and one special forces member were also killed," Najib Danish, deputy interior ministry spokesman, told AFP, adding that the attack was over.Read more

Explosion at mosque in Afghanistan's Herat

Herat - Emirates Voice

An explosion struck the entrance to a mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat late Tuesday, injuring at least 10 people, police and government officials said. "There has been an explosion at the gate of Jawadya mosque in Herat city, possible caused by a car bomb. Ten wounded have so far been reported," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish toldRead more

At least 24 killed, 42 wounded in Kabul bombing

Kabul - Emirates Voice

At least 24 people have been killed and 42 wounded after a car bomb rocked Kabul just before 7:00 am Monday, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP. "The car bomb hit a bus carrying employees of the ministry of mines during rush hour," the official, Najib Danish said. Read more

Car bomb explodes in western Kabul

Kabul - Emirates Voice

A car bomb exploded in western Kabul on Monday, police spokesman Najib Danish told AFP, adding there were no details yet about the target or if there were any casualties. The neighborhood is home to many Shiite Hazaras, a persecuted ethnic minority which was hit hard just a year ago in a strike which killed dozens -- in the firstRead more

At least 80 killed, 350 injured in Kabul's massive blast

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

At least 80 have been killed and more than 350 in a powerful blast in Kabul's diplomatic quarter early Wednesday, according to Afghan Public Health Ministry. Preliminary reports are suggesting the blast occurred in the vicinity of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area. The spokesman, Najib Danish, said he was unable to give a breakdown of the toll. A health ministryRead more