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Hundreds of Afghans who assisted the US military with interpreting have found themselves abandoned.

Once considered a safe haven for Hazara Shia Muslims, Dasht-e-Barchi has come under increased attacks in recent years.

The US is reportedly considering sending in drones or warplanes in extraordinary crisis after Afghanistan withdrawal.

ISIL-claimed attack on HALO Trust charity compound in northern Baghlan province also left 16 people wounded.

Group says Afghans who worked with US and NATO in past 20 years have nothing to fear as long as they show ‘remorse’.

Behind the walls of Kabul Public Library, an 81-year-old poet kept the tradition and spirit of Afghan Sufi poetry alive.

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Morrison says embassy to shut this week because of the ‘increasingly uncertain security environment’.

The warring sides meet in Doha on the second day of a three-day ceasefire to speed up stalled peace talks.

Kandahar, Kunduz and Ghazni provinces were rocked by four separate bombings, killing at least 11 civilians.

The temporary deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government follows a surge in violence in recent weeks.

The military operation to regain control of Nerkh district came just before the start of a three-day Eid ceasefire.

At least 150 people, many of them young women, were injured in the attack in a Shia neighbourhood of the city.

Taliban increases attacks as US and NATO begin to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan.