Deputy Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gholam Hossein Dehqani has warned against a spike in violence in Afghanistan, saying the activities of extremist elements in the war-torn state pose a security threat to Iran and the entire region. In a speech at a Monday UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, Dehqani said ...

Major explosions followed by gunfire have rocked Afghanistans parliament building in the capital, Kabul, resulting in the death of the seven assailants and at least two civilians. Local press reports said on Monday that panic spread around the parliament building as lawmakers left a Monday morning session amid billowing smoke following the blasts....