The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kabul/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Kabul | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kabul/ 32 32 2 shot and killed in separate incidents as Arab community toll reaches 182 https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-shot-and-killed-in-separate-incidents-as-arab-community-toll-reaches-182/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:45:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3104971 25-year-old man shot near the entrance to the central city of Tayibe; 43-year-old killed by gunfire in northern town of Kabul

The post 2 shot and killed in separate incidents as Arab community toll reaches 182 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/via-modern-medical-silk-road-israeli-doctors-are-saving-the-lives-of-afghan-kids/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:06:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072761 Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan

The post Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Taliban killed mastermind of 2021 Islamic State suicide bombing at Kabul airport: US https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-killed-mastermind-of-2021-suicide-bombing-at-kabul-airport-us/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:37:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3003376 Held responsible for suicide blast that killed 13 US troops and 170 Afghans, terrorist was himself killed in a battle early this month in southern Afghanistan

The post Taliban killed mastermind of 2021 Islamic State suicide bombing at Kabul airport: US appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Five killed, dozens wounded by suicide blast near Afghan foreign ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-killed-dozens-wounded-by-suicide-blast-near-afghan-foreign-ministry/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:55:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2923120 Taliban claims to have improved security since storming back to power in 2021, but there have been scores of attacks, many claimed by local Islamic State chapter

The post Five killed, dozens wounded by suicide blast near Afghan foreign ministry appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Taliban bars Afghan women from gyms, public baths, parks and fairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-bars-afghan-women-from-gyms-public-baths-parks-and-fairs/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 16:20:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2873143 Female Afghans denounce move as part of 'anti-women ideology' being reimposed by the hardline Islamists: 'Afghanistan today has turned into a dungeon for women'

The post Taliban bars Afghan women from gyms, public baths, parks and fairs appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Man stabbed to death in Kiryat Ata apartment building https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-stabbed-to-death-in-kiryat-ata-apartment-building/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:38:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2842765 Police collar suspect from nearby town who reportedly knew victim; pair may have been involved in past criminal activity, Hebrew media says

The post Man stabbed to death in Kiryat Ata apartment building appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Two Russian embassy staff among six killed in Kabul suicide attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-russian-embassy-staff-among-six-killed-in-kabul-suicide-attack/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:43:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2831129 IS declares responsibility after bomber strikes mission's consular section, in first attack against a foreign mission since the Taliban seized power last August

The post Two Russian embassy staff among six killed in Kabul suicide attack appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> 10 killed, dozens wounded in Kabul mosque explosion https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-killed-dozens-wounded-in-kabul-mosque-explosion/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:43:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2820476 Prominent cleric Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli reported dead in blast at the Siddiquiya Mosque in the capital's Kher Khanna neighborhood

The post 10 killed, dozens wounded in Kabul mosque explosion appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Taliban claims rebel commander was killed while fleeing to Iran, not in captivity https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-claims-rebel-commander-was-killed-while-fleeing-to-iran-not-in-captivity/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:05:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2820275 Mahdi Mujahid, a minority Shiite Hazara, broke with the extremist group earlier this year, sparking days of fighting; Taliban rejects early reports that showed him captured alive

The post Taliban claims rebel commander was killed while fleeing to Iran, not in captivity appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Months of efforts to track al-Qaeda chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to assassination https://www.timesofisrael.com/months-of-efforts-to-track-al-qaeda-chiefs-pattern-of-life-key-to-assassination/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:23:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2810159 US officials built a scale model of the safe house where Ayman al-Zawahiri had been located, aiming a tailored airstrike at the home's balcony where they learned he enjoyed sitting

The post Months of efforts to track al-Qaeda chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to assassination appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> UN rep warns Taliban are ‘making women invisible’ in Afghanistan https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rep-warns-taliban-making-women-invisible-in-afghanistan/ Thu, 26 May 2022 10:19:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2770062 Visiting Kabul, human rights observer Richard Bennett says Taliban instigating policies of 'absolute gender segregation'

The post UN rep warns Taliban are ‘making women invisible’ in Afghanistan appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> US offers $10 million reward to track down IS-K leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-offers-10-million-reward-to-track-down-is-k-leader/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:52:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2698160 State Department also offers money for any information on culprits behind the terrorist attack on Kabul airport, which killed more than 100 people including 13 American soldiers

The post US offers $10 million reward to track down IS-K leader appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> No US troops to be punished over deadly Kabul drone strike that decimated family https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-us-troops-to-be-punished-over-deadly-kabul-drone-strike-that-decimated-family/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:47:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2666147 After receiving high-level review of attack that killed civilians, US Secretary of Defense Austin makes no recommendation of accountability; Taliban urge him to reconsider

The post No US troops to be punished over deadly Kabul drone strike that decimated family appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> At least 19 dead in suicide bomb, shooting attack on Kabul military hospital https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-19-dead-in-suicide-bomb-shooting-attack-on-kabul-military-hospital/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:23:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2642762 50 or more wounded after bomber detonates at entrance to site and armed men open fire; attack not yet claimed by any group

The post At least 19 dead in suicide bomb, shooting attack on Kabul military hospital appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Three dead as gunmen, in name of Taliban, attack Afghan wedding over music https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-dead-as-gunmen-in-name-of-taliban-attack-afghan-wedding-over-music/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:42:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2641822 But hardline Islamist government says 3 attackers were not acting on its behalf; 2 arrested and will be brought to trial, 3rd suspect on the run

The post Three dead as gunmen, in name of Taliban, attack Afghan wedding over music appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]>