Presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says he does not believe that Pakistan hosts madrassas which train terrorists.

At least 30 girls took part in a cycling race in Kabul on Thursday to say no to violence against women and defend women’s rights for education.

At least 10,000 kilograms of explosives hidden inside cement bags on a truck was seized by #NDS  forces on the #Jalalabad-Torkham  Highway in Rodat district of #Nangarhar . The provincial governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhel said the explosives had been brought in from #Pakistan .

The 900-year-old Minaret of Jam is on the verge of collapse after recent floods destroyed protection walls around the monument. #Afghanistan 

Sayed Mohammad Akbar Agha, a former Taliban commander, has confirmed that three Indian hostages have been freed in exchange for 11 Taliban prisoners, including leaders. #Afghanistan 

Footage obtained by TOLOnews shows the moment a massive blast rocks downtown Kabul on Wednesday morning

Pakistan fires over 200 missiles on Afghanistan’s Kunar province in the last three days, the provincial governor's spokesman Abdul Ghani Musamim said, adding the rocket attacks have left four houses destroyed, but there no details about possible casualties.

The explosion happened in police district 16 close to Pul-e-Mahmood Khan area in #Kabul , sources said. Eyewitnesses said that gunfire is also heard from the blast scene. #Afghanistan