Death toll from Afghan holy day bombs reaches 80

Afghanistan said Sunday the death toll from bombings targeting the Shiite Muslim holy day of Ashura, which raised fears the nation could face an eruption of sectarian violence, has climbed to 80. The coordinated More...

Photo: Prays at a grave in a cemetery after Tuesday’s deadly suicide bombing in Kabul

At least 80 people died in Afghanistan on Tuesday 6th Dec 2011 when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia shrine in Kabul. An Afghan man prays at a grave in a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 9, More...

Deadly Ashura Blasts Widely Denounced

The secretary-general condemned in the strongest terms such indiscriminate attacks against civilians and extended his "deepest" condolences to the families of the deceased and wounded.KABUL – The More...

New fears of sectarian strife after Kabul blast

At least 55 people died in Afghanistan yesterday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia shrine in Kabul, igniting fears of a new and unprecedented phase of sectarian violence in the Sunni-majority country. The More...