Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a call for unity after violence marred a protest in the capital over the beheadings of seven ethnic Hazara, possibly by Islamist extremists.
Afghan security forces have fired warning shots into the air to drive back protesters trying to climb the walls of the Presidential Palace in Kabul, where thousands of marchers expressed anger over the brutal killings of seven ethnic Hazaras.
Afghan police on Novemer 11 fired into the air to drive back protesters who tried to climb the walls of a building near the president's palace, as anger boiled over about the beheading of seven members of the Hazara ethnic minority by Islamist militants. The incident happened as thousands of Afghans marched through Kabul to protest the killing of seven ethnic Hazaras, allegedly by Taliban militants. The protesters carried the coffins of the seven victims and called for a new government that can ensure security in the country.
Afghan police on November 11 fired into the air to drive back protesters who tried to climb the walls of a building near the president's palace, as anger boiled over about the beheading of seven members of the Hazara ethnic minority by Islamist militants.
Fighters from the Islamic State militant group have joined a raging battle between rival Taliban factions in southern Afghanistan.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has reassured Central Asian leaders that Washington will continue to support security for their countries despite withdrawing its troops from neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities are racing to send relief supplies, including blankets, tents, food, and pneumonia vaccine to earthquake victims before winter weather sets in.
Germany toughened its response to an accelerating influx of migrants on October 28, pledging to send rejected asylum seekers back to the Balkans and Afghanistan.
Rescue operations continue in Pakistan and Afghanistan following a major earthquake that rocked South Asia on October 26.
One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in decades has rocked the country's north, leaving heavy casualties and damage in its wake across South Asia.
One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in decades rocked the country's north on October 26, leaving heavy casualties and damage in its wake across South Asia.
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