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Added on the 04/01/2018 19:48:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Smoke billows above Kabul after a blast was heard in the Afghan capital, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of the possibility of terror attacks on the airport. A security official from the recently deposed Afghan government told AFP it was a rocket that "initial information shows hit a house". IMAGES
A huge blast rocks the Afghan capital Kabul, sending a thick plume of smoke into the sky as the Taliban press on with their campaign to capture three regional capitals over the past few days. IMAGES
Afghan nurses carry wounded people to the hospital after a suicide bomber blew himself up near an education centre in Kabul, killing at least 18 people in the latest attack to rock the conflict-ridden country. IMAGES
Smoke is seen rising from the Kabul Longan Hotel the Afghan capital, after blasts and gunfire were heard in the hotel popular with Chinese business visitors. Taliban security forces were leading an operation at the site and cordoned off neighbouring streets. IMAGES
Emergency vehicles and security forces respond after a car bomb exploded in Kabul, followed by several blasts and rapid gunfire, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several embassies, including the US mission. IMAGES
An explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh convoy rocked central Kabul early Wednesday, sending thick plume of smoke in the sky. "This terrorist attack has failed and Saleh is safe and fine," said Razwan Murad, the head of Saleh's media office. IMAGES