by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday strongly condemned the suicide bombing attack carried against mosque in the Afghan city of Herat which killed some 30 people, reported the Saudi state-owned news agency SPA. More than 1,700 civilians have been...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 4, 2016 | World
Six foreign tourists and their driver were wounded in Afghanistan on Thursday in an attack by gunslingers on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, Afghan government officials said. The group of at least a dozen travelers included eight British...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2014 | World
Kabul, Reuters—A suicide bomber attacked a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing five people including one Briton, officials said. The blast in the east of Kabul wounded 33 people, including many bystanders, the latest in a wave of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 3, 2013 | World
Herat, Reuters—A co-ordinated attack by insurgents in western Afghanistan on Wednesday killed 34 civilians and 10 members of the security forces, officials said, one of the deadliest assaults in the country in more than a year. Nine militants strapped with explosives...
