# Kabul

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# Hostage

18 people killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack, including 14 foreigners

Afghan security forces killed all six attackers during the night-time siege.

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Jan 21st 2018, 2:45 PM

# shiite cultural centre

Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bombing that killed over 40 people

Some anguished relatives were so distraught they crawled on the ground pulling their hair.

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Dec 28th 2017, 7:05 PM

# ongoing attack

Gunmen storm Kabul TV station in ongoing attack

The incident started in the last hour.

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Nov 7th 2017, 7:26 AM

# Kabul

Nearly 60 people killed in two suicide bombings at Afghan mosques

“I rushed inside the mosque and saw all the worshippers covered in blood,” one witness said.

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Oct 20th 2017, 8:50 PM

# Taliban

At least 24 killed in Kabul car bombing

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.

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Jul 24th 2017, 6:57 AM

# Explosion

At least seven dead in attack on funeral in Kabul

The violence comes just three days after a bomb blast in the city killed 90 people.

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Jun 3rd 2017, 6:40 PM

# Kabul

At least 64 people killed and 320 wounded as bomb blast rips through Afghan diplomatic quarter

The French and German embassies were damaged in the blast.

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May 31st 2017, 8:08 AM

# Kabul

"We are stuck inside and very afraid": Militants attack American University in Afghanistan

Many other trapped students were tweeting desperate messages for help.

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Aug 24th 2016, 5:23 PM

# islamic state

At least 80 people have been killed in Kabul bombing

The blast struck a group of ethnic Hazara demonstrators.

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Jul 23rd 2016, 2:03 PM

# Irish Ferries

Five men detained after jumping out of trailer at Dublin Port

The five men are believed to be illegal immigrants from Afghanistan.

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Feb 16th 2016, 9:56 AM

# casualties

Suicide bomber dressed in police uniform detonated himself outside police academy

Over 50 people have been killed in the attacks.

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Aug 8th 2015, 9:20 PM

# BURQAS

Photos: Men in burqas say 'Don't tell women what to wear, keep your eyes away'

They organised the march ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8.

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Mar 5th 2015, 10:18 PM

# this is still happening

Suicide bomber kills three NATO soldiers near US embassy in Afghanistan

NATO hasn’t yet released the nationalities of the victims.

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Sep 16th 2014, 9:22 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s finally the weekend. Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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Jul 5th 2014, 8:50 AM

# The other Side

This is the Afghanistan that never makes it into the headlines

These photos show a people trying to carry on with life among the chaos.

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Mar 9th 2014, 4:00 PM

# Afghanistan

Co Derry resident among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack

Simon Chase had been living in Limavady with his partner and children. It’s understood he was working with an EU police mission.

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Jan 18th 2014, 3:57 PM

# Suicide Bombing

IMF and UN staff among dead in Kabul restaurant attack

A suicide bomber detonated his vest at the entrance to the Lebanese restaurant as two other militants opened fire on customers.

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Jan 18th 2014, 12:34 PM

# Afghanistan

Death by stoning may return as punishment for adultery in Afghanistan

The penalty for married adulterers, as well as 100 lashes by whip for unmarried offenders, appears in a draft revision of the country’s penal code.

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Nov 25th 2013, 4:16 PM

# going postal

How do you deliver mail where the streets have no name?

That’s the very dilemma facing postmen in Kabul, now a city of five million people.

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Jul 21st 2013, 5:00 PM

# Afghanistan

Seven Taliban leaders killed after assault on NATO airport base

The attacks illustrate that despite Kabul’s security blanket, the insurgency in Afghanistan is far from defeated.

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Jun 10th 2013, 5:21 PM

# Afghanistan

Suicide bombing targets NATO convoy in Kabul

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in the attack in the Afghan capital.

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May 16th 2013, 8:41 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.

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May 16th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Afghanistan

GALLERY: Incredible photos of Afghanistan before the wars

Dr Bill Podlich took hundreds of photos while working with UNESCO in 1967 and 1968. Here’s what he saw.

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Feb 16th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Kabul

Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul

The killing of the American, who worked as a contractor with the Nato command, is the first known insider attack by a woman in Afghanistan.

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Dec 24th 2012, 1:25 PM

# fallen soldier

Obama praises fallen soldier in Afghanistan rescue mission

A U.S. special operations member was killed during the of an American doctor abducted by the Taliban.

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Dec 10th 2012, 11:56 AM

# Afghanistan

Suicide bombing kills at least 6 in central Kabul

Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near Nato headquarters in Kabul, killing at least 6 people.

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Sep 8th 2012, 9:45 AM

# Kabul

Afghanistan: 7 killed in gun battle and bomb attack

Five people were killed in the gun battle today just outside Kabul while two NATO service members were killed in a separate bomb attack in the south of the country.

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Aug 2nd 2012, 4:23 PM

# Afghanistan

Afghan government minister survives roadside bombing

The attack came a day after a suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan MP. Suicide bombings and roadside attacks are the favoured weapons of the Taliban insurgency.

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Jul 15th 2012, 11:11 AM

# Afghanistan

On Afghan trip, Obama says US is on a path to 'destroying Al Qaeda'

The US president was speaking on the day he signed an agreement for the period after US forces withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014.

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May 2nd 2012, 8:20 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Apr 16th 2012, 8:32 AM

# Helicopter Crash

Turkish soldiers killed after helicopter crashes into building

Two girls and 12 soldiers were killed in this morning’s crash.

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Mar 16th 2012, 2:40 PM

# Afghanistan

Taliban vows revenge over US soldier's shooting spree

Threats follow shooting which claimed the lives of 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar province.

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Mar 12th 2012, 9:34 AM

# Afghanistan

France and Germany withdraw civilian staff from Afghanistan

Germany and France have decided to withdraw civilian staff from Afghanistan, while the UN have also announced it is moving staff from the north of the country.

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Feb 27th 2012, 1:33 PM

# Protests

Afghan police officer suspected of killing two US Nato officers

A police intelligence officer is thought to be behind the fatal shooting of two senior US Nato officers, as protests continue over the burning of the Qur’an at a US military base almost a week ago.

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Feb 26th 2012, 12:25 PM

# Afghanistan

Two westerners shot dead in Afghanistan protests

The two men, reportedly Americans, were shot at the Afghanistan Interior Ministry in Kabul during the fifth day of rioting over the burning of Qur’ans at a US military base.

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Feb 25th 2012, 4:04 PM

# Afghanistan

Violence erupts after US military burns Qurans in Afghanistan

The US said the burning of Muslim holy books was an accident.

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Feb 22nd 2012, 8:16 AM

# Afghanistan

Over 50 killed in suicide bomb attack on Afghan shrine

Worshippers had gathered at the shrine to celebrate the Shiite Muslim holiday of Ashoura when the first of today’s two Afghan explosions struck.

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Dec 6th 2011, 2:04 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

In tonight’s Fix: Michael D Higgins is to be the ninth President of the Republic of Ireland; a woman is arrested over Dublin abduction; and Jimmy Savil passes away at the age of 84.

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Oct 29th 2011, 7:44 PM