Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said for the first time publicly in an interview with the BBC that...
Police did not release the names, ages, or genders of the victims, saying next-of-kin notifications were underway.
Mujahid also warned that no one would be allowed to disrupt security across Afghanistan.
Khalilzad urged Washington to expand its engagement with Afghanistan, warning that a limited U.S. presence could create a strategic vacuum.
India reaffirmed its “longstanding ties” with Afghanistan and the Afghan people, a day before the fifth anniversary of the Islamic Emirate’s return to power in Kabul....
Muttaqi rejected any possibility of a renewed U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, saying Afghans would not accept foreign troops on their soil.