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'No More Hope': Slain Afghan Photographer Covered His Country's Turmoil For 2 Decades

7:30pm April 30, 2018

Shah Marai with Agence France-Presse was among those killed in twin suicide blasts in Kabul. "Life seems to be even more difficult than under the Taliban because of the insecurity," he wrote in 2016.

An Afghan member of medical staff cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens At Voting Center In Afghanistan

2:56pm April 22, 2018

by Alexis Diao

More than 50 people attempting to register to vote have been killed in a suicide blast in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The Islamic State claims responsibility.

Men try to escape from a balcony of the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Citizens Killed In Weekend Attack On Kabul Hotel, State Department Says

11:59am January 23, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

It's not clear whether they were U.S. government employees or not, or how many were killed and injured. The attack Saturday at the Intercontinental Hotel lasted more than 13 hours.

ISIS claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attack on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul. The Taliban issued its own statement, saying it had nothing to do with the attack.

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Bombing Attack Kills 41 In Kabul; ISIS Claims Responsibility

10:29am December 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The attack struck on the third anniversary of the day that the U.S.-led NATO coalition officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan.

Afghan security personnel block a road near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on Monday. A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on December 25, killing six civilians, officials s

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Kabul Bombing Kills At Least 6; ISIS Claims Responsibility

11:20am December 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A suicide bombing near the Afghan intelligence agency early Monday morning killed six people, including at least one person who was traveling in a passing vehicle.

The death toll from Wednesday's bomb attack in Kabul has risen to more than 150, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. He spoke at an international peace conference Tuesday in the Afghan capital.

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Death Toll In Kabul Blast Surpasses 150, Afghan President Says

3:56pm June 06, 2017

by Amy Held

Previous estimates said 90 had died in last week's truck bombing outside the German Embassy. Speaking at a Kabul peace conference, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani did not explain the sharp increase.

Protesters throw stones at security forces during a demonstration in Kabul on Friday. Several demonstrators were killed during clashes with Afghan law enforcement after gathering to protest the security situation in the capital after Wednesday's deadly bo

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Protesters Killed During Demonstration Over Massive Bomb Attack In Kabul

2:46pm June 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Demonstrators had been marching on the presidential palace, protesting government failures after Wednesday's massive bombing and demanding the Afghan president's ouster. Then, police began to fire.

Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of two bombs on Tuesday near the Afghan parliament in Kabul.

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Twin Blasts Kill Dozens In Kabul, Afghanistan

4:48pm January 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The explosions near the parliament building in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured at least 70. Bombings in two other provinces Tuesday also caused multiple casualties.

How $85 Million Failed To Build A Swanky Hotel In Kabul

4:38pm November 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A new report finds $85 million in loans for a U.S.-supported hotel and apartment project in Afghanistan are gone, and that the buildings are unfinished and appear to be abandoned.

Members of the Taliban militia ride in vehicles during Afghanistan's annual Independence Day parade in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2001. Afghanistan was largely cut off from the world during the Taliban's rule from 1996 to 2001. That changed dramatically after the

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The View From Kabul On Sept. 11, 2001

2:47pm September 08, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

The attacks came at a time when Afghanistan was under harsh Taliban rule, isolated from the world and on the verge of famine. Reporter Hannah Bloch, who was in Kabul on Sept. 11, recalls the day.