A car bomb targeted an international aid organisation in an upscale area of Kabul on Wednesday, sending a plume of black smoke over the city.
Officials said the attack happened near the office of CARE International, an NGO with operations in Afghanistan, and left nine people wounded.
The blast comes as the US and Taliban representatives hold talks in a bid to end the nearly 18-year-old conflict.
Qatar declares Iranian attachés 'persona non grata'
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared Iran’s military and security attachés in Doha persona non grata, ordering them, along with their staff, to leave the country within 24 hours.
Debris from intercepted missile injures four in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defence says emergency teams responded on Wednesday to falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile over a residential area in Riyadh.
Iran hits Qatar refinery, targets Saudi Arabia, after huge gas field struck
Iran's huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday in a major escalation in the US-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and Tehran struck Qatar and fired missiles at Saudi Arabia.
Israel steps up attacks on Gaza police as Hamas tightens grip
Israel has killed nearly a dozen Gaza police officers this week as it steps up attacks on a Hamas-run force that the fighters have used to re-establish governance in areas under their control, Gaza authorities say.
Iran confirms death of security chief Larijani
Iran has confirmed the death of senior political figure Ali Larijani, a key member of the country’s security establishment, amid ongoing regional conflict.
