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Get the latest breaking news from RT in Afghanistan and its capital Kabul. Afghanistan is a country in South and Central Asia, which has significant cultural heritage and mineral deposits, but remains undeveloped due to ongoing military conflicts. Find news and information on history, politics and economy in Afghanistan. Since many parts of Afghanistan are controlled by Taliban movement, the country has been in a critical situation. Taliban captured Afghanistan in 1996 and ruled for five years. The UNSC officially recognized the Taliban as a terrorist organization in 2003. Don’t miss the news and updates on the Taliban, terrorist attacks committed by them, and on their statements. Following 9/11 attacks in 2001 the US invaded Afghanistan blaming Taliban for backing Osama bin Laden, who was apparently hiding in Afghanistan. Read RT to get news and articles on the US invasion in Afghanistan and their joint “Operation Enduring Freedom” with Britain. Don’t forget to check out authors’ opinions on the news and current events taking place in Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan suicide blast in Kabul kills 48, injures 67 – Health Ministry
A suicide blast in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul has killed 48 people, the Health Ministry has said. A further 67 were wounded in the explosion that occurred on Wednesday in a mainly Shi’ite area of the city.World News - US changing its tune in Afghanistan as 'barbaric' Taliban becomes bulwark against ISIS
After more than 15 years of war, the US appears more open to dialogue with the Taliban. RT's Ilya Petrenko explores why the US has cooled its rhetoric about the "barbarian" enemy that now controls large parts of Afghanistan.US News - US losing in Afghanistan: Like Viet Cong, Taliban knows that waiting it out will defeat invaders
The latest conflicting reports about whether or not the Taliban has taken the strategic city of Ghazni between the Afghan capital of Kabul and Kandahar reflect the dilemma and difficulties that the American forces face today. - Taliban at its strongest since 2001 after seizing Ghazni, war on terror has failed, analyst tells RT
Around 100 Afghan troops were killed in fighting with Taliban for the strategic city of Ghazni. The group is now at its strongest since 2001 and the US ‘war on terror’ has failed, geopolitical analyst Ali Rizk told RT.World News - 3 NATO servicemen killed in Taliban suicide attack on convoy in Afghanistan
Three members of NATO’s Resolute Support mission have been killed after a suicide bomber stuck a foreign troops patrol in eastern Afghanistan. A US serviceman and Afghan soldiers were also injured.World News - US money to support Afghan irrigation ‘helped’ poppy cultivation – watchdog
US counternarcotics policy in Afghanistan not only failed to reduce the notorious opium production, but also contributed to increased poppy cultivation due to Washington’s funding of irrigation projects, a new report said.US News
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