Three people were killed and more than 90 injured, including dozens of children, when Taliban gunmen launched an attack on a government building in the capital, Kabul. The militants detonated a huge car bomb during the morning rush-hour before storming…
Taliban ‘not seeking to seize Afghanistan’ (BBC)
The Taliban official who has led the group’s peace negotiations with the US has told the BBC the insurgents do not want to seize “the whole country by [military] power”. “It will not bring peace to Afghanistan,” Sher Mohammad Abbas…
Dozens of casualties as explosions rock chaotic Afghan elections (Guardian)
Explosions rocked polling centres across Kabul on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties, as the long-delayed legislative election dissolved into chaos with many voting locations remaining closed due to technical glitches and lack of staff. At least three people were killed…
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry heavily guarded amidst Taliban threat (Punch)
British special forces are guarding the newly-married Duke and Duchess of Sussex with sub-machine guns amid fears that the royal couple could be targeted by the Taliban. The threat is believed to be directly linked to comments that former soldier,…