The Taliban administration in Afghanistan executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in the eastern region of the country, the news agency AFP reported on Thursday (Feb 22).

Taliban execute 2 convicted murderers in football stadium in eastern Afghanistan

The Taliban have stepped up attacks across Afghanistan despite signing a peace deal with the U.S. in February. A suicide bomber with a loaded truck struck at a convoy of Army in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least eight Afghan soldiers, the Defense Ministry said.

Suicide bomber attacks army convoy in eastern Afghanistan, kills eight soldiers

Two U.S. service members were killed and several others were injured when a man in Afghan uniform opened fire with a machine gun on them in eastern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Two U.S. service members killed, several injured

A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least eight security personnel, six civilians and wounded more than 180, officials said, as rival Afghan groups met in Qatar to discuss peace.

Afghanistan: Taliban car bomb kills at least 14 as group holds peace talks in Qatar

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced for the first time an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban

Military operations against Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan to intensify: US general

According to local officials, more than 100 Islamic State fighters had been killed in fighting in Nangarhar over the past three days

Islamic State militants launch new attacks in eastern Afghanistan