Tehran dismisses “baseless” accusations in recent media reports of Iranian border guards’ role in the deaths of Afghan migrants near the frontier, highlighting decades of hospitality towards Afghan nationals in Iran.

The Afghan government has announced stricter measures as part of the efforts to contain the pandemic in a country already weakened by years of war.

The Afghan government has placed the capital Kabul under lockdown for three weeks in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Authorities have warned of a severe punishment for those who may break the order to stay at home.

Health officials as well as some MPs in Afghanistan have criticized local people for not taking the threat seriously.

The Afghan government has adopted a series of measures in order to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.  

Government forces in Afghanistan recapture some of the key areas in the western parts of the country after fierce clashes with the Taliban.

A US airstrike has killed dissident Taliban commander in the western province of Herat in Afghanista,

Taliban militants in Afghanistan kill at least 14 pro-government militia members and wound several other people in the country’s western province of Herat.

A roadside bomb kills at least 34 people, mostly women and children, riding on a bus in Afghanistan.

Heavy rains have caused flash floods in western Afghanistan that killed dozens of people.