An explosion went off in a mosque in Afghanistan&s eastern province of Paktia on Friday, an official said.

The incident happened in Dand Aw Patan district shortly after the Friday congregation prayers at the mosque, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial director of information and culture.

He said that the injured were taken to hospitals.

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The United Nations Children&s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that 15 percent of aid has so far been collected following a $2 billion request for assistance to children in Afghanistan.

In their latest situation report, UNICEF said the UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal is the largest in the history of the...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday called on the nation to voluntarily hand over weapons and government assets to security forces.

This comes amid the IEA&s operation in Kabul and other nearby provinces to clamp down on criminals, kidnappers and other lawbreakers.

In a statement on Thursday, the IEA said: &The Islamic...

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A Russian businessman has placed a $1 million bounty on Vladimir Putin&s head and urged the country&s military officers to bring the president to justice.

Entrepreneur Alex Konanykhin made the promise in a post on social media site LinkedIn and called it his &moral duty& to take action and help Ukraine.

The bounty offered by...

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A fire that broke out in a training building near the largest nuclear power plant in Europe during intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been extinguished, Ukraine&s state emergency service said on Friday.

US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said there was no indication of elevated radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia...

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The Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has expanded communication and high speed internet services to remote parts of southern Afghanistan.

AWCC officials said on Thursday people can now access 3G and 4G internet as well as communication services in five districts of Helmand its provincial capital Lashkargah, Spin Boldak of Kandahar,...

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