At least 15 civilians and a local Taliban commander were killed in an airstrike in Warduch district of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan, local sources said on Monday

The Taliban have refuted the reports that a leader of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) had been killed during Afghan forces' operation in the province of Helmand as "propaganda," which was allegedly meant to conceal "heavy civilian losses" inflicted by the attack

Around 60 percent of the Afghan population suffer from mental problems caused by the unstable situation in the country, researchers from Kabul University said during a Wednesday press conference

The US military dropped more bombs in Afghanistan in September than any other month since the end of 2010, Air Force data revealed

The Taliban has refuted the reports that a leader of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) had been killed during Afghan forces' operation in the province of Helmand as "propaganda," which was allegedly meant to conceal "heavy civilian losses" inflicted by the attack