Police in northeast Afghanistan prevented two bomb attacks Thursday, as the country started voting in pivotal elections, authorities said.
Afghan police: Election day attacks averted
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Afghan media blackout call as violence threatens vote
Afghanistan’s government on Wednesday called for a media blackout on reporting violence as fresh attacks threatened disruptions a day ahead of pivotal presidential elections. The media was asked to refrain from covering any attacks on election day in an effort to “ensure the wide participation of the Afghan people.” This week, the Taliban said it plans to disrupt the elections with continued attacks and threatened to kill Afghans who vote.
‘I imagine that my hands and body are bleeding’
A walk through Afghanistan’s only psychiatric hospital is a walk through misery.
Man who wouldn’t walk again finishes marathon
British soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon.
Afghanistan: Children’s bodies used in macabre protest
Villagers in southern Afghanistan stacked the bodies of two dead children in front of a provincial council Monday to protest their deaths in a rocket attack.