The Islamic State claimed one of its members opened fire at a "Shiite mosque" that killed six people, including a woman and a child. The terror group has been behind several attacks in Afghanistan, despite Taliban's assurances of an improvement in the security situation.
The earthquake's epicenter and the extent of any damage or casualties are yet to be determined. Authorities are currently assessing the situation, and further information will be provided as it becomes available.
Authorities say the curbs are in place because of gender mixing or because women allegedly are not wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, correctly.
At least 26 schools for girls above grade 6 have reopened in Herat city, families said. So far, none are known to have reopened elsewhere in the province
The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan after the seizure of the capital, Kabul, on August 15, which led to the collapse of the previous government and triggered mass evacuations of foreign workers and Afghan collaborators.
Yet another two provincial capitals in southern Afghanistan are captured by the Taliban on Friday.
The United States has granted Afghanistan an exemption to sanctions imposed on Iran to import fuel, though US-backed Afghan security forces are prohibited from using it.
The explosion happened near a mosque in Shindand district, said Jilani Farhad, a spokesman for Herat's governor said.
An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a minority Shiite mosque in western Herat has killed at least 20 people.
An Afghan official said that a group of Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint near the dam and fled after killing the policemen. Jelani Farhad, spokesman for the Governor of the western Herat province, said that the Taliban attacked late Saturday
At least seven people were killed after a heavy explosion rocked the Jam-e-Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, during a funeral ceremony on Tuesday
Kabul: An Indian aid worker was today abducted from Herat in Afghanistan, days after the Indian consulate in the province was attacked by heavily-armed gunmen.The worker, who was working with a charity there, was abducted
Kabul: Taliban militants staged a suicide car bombing then engaged in a gunfight with security forces near the American consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat early Friday, officials said. An Afghan translator was
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