At least one person was killed and five injured after a bomb exploded during an award ceremony for journalists in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif city on Saturday. The explosion took place at the Tabian Farhang centre in the capital of Balkh province, where journalists had gathered for an award function at 11 am, Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for Balkh police, said, according to AP news agency.

One killed, five injured after bomb explodes during award ceremony in Afghanistan

Afghanistan was again jolted by several blasts on Wednesday, media reports said citing the Taliban. In Kabul, at least five worshippers were killed in a blast inside a mosque.

Explosions rock Afghanistan: 14 killed as militants target Kabul mosque, three minivans in Mazar-e-Sharif

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for blast in a mosque in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city located in Balkh province. The group has released a statement on its Telegram channel.

Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for Mazar-e-Sharif mosque blast

Nearly a week after US troop withdrawal, many Americans and Afghans who hold US visas including citizens from other countries are still stuck in Afghanistan, reports say.

Taliban not allowing planes to depart from Mazar-e-Sharif airport, claims US lawmaker

Adding to the Afghanistan crisis, the Taliban has now taken control of the northern Afghan holdout city of Mazar-e-sharif, local media reports claimed. The fourth-largest city in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban on Saturday after locals reported that the insurgents had launched an intense assault there.

Taliban captures Mazar-e-Sharif, fourth largest city of Afghanistan

Government forces have gathered their focus and weapons on Mazar-E-Sharif. One school in Mazar-E-Sharif also continues with regular classes. Watch this report to know more.

Afghanistan: One school in Mazar-E-Sharif continues with regular classes

Khalid Noor, the youngest member of the Afghanistan Peace Negotiating Team and son of Atta Muhammad Noor, has said that the leader in the Mazar-e-sharif will not "abandon the people".

Will not abandon our people, says Afghan's next generation leader Khalid Noor

Reports said hundreds of Afghan soldiers surrendered to Taliban in Kunduz as the militant group seized the ninth provincial capital in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Faizabad became the latest city to fall to the Taliban as Afghan troops continue to be pushed back.

Taliban capture another provincial capital, several Afghan soldiers surrender near Kunduz

The US wants Afghanistan's neighbours to refuse to recognise any Kabul government imposed by force, Pakistani newspaper DAWN reported. The demand, issued at a US State Department briefing on Wednesday, came ahead of a meeting of the Troika Plus nations in Doha.

US wants Afghanistan's neighbours not to recognise govt imposed by force as Taliban capture 9th provincial capital

India will soon bring back its diplomats from its consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, the 4th largest city of Afghanistan and the capital of Balkh province, which borders Central Asian countries.

India to evacuate diplomats and citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif consulate in Afghanistan

May 1997. The Taliban militia, backed by Pakistan, were moving swiftly to take control of Afghanistan. About two-thirds of the country was under its control and the rest under the Northern Alliance or Jumbish-e-Islami, a coalition of militias loyal to General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the Hizb-e-Wahadat of Karim Khalili and the Jamiat-e-Islami of Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani & Ahmed Shah Masood, the Lion of Panjshir .

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India's Consul General in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif Vinesh Kalra passed away at a hospital in Kabul on Monday. It is learnt that Kalra tested positive for COVID-19, and died of a cardiac arrest at the hospital.

India's Consul General in Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif dies after testing positive for Covid

India will be building a football ground and a sports facility in Afghanistan's western province of Ghor. The foundation stone was laid by Indian envoy Vinay Kumar along with Afghan minister for economy Mustafa Mastoor on Saturday for 3 projected including a bridge and an educational institute.

After cricket stadiums in Kandahar, Mazar-E-Sharif, India to build football ground in Afghanistan's Ghor province

The Pakistan Consulate located in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif was ordered to close on Sunday after a woman was caught entering into the premises carrying hand grenade in her bag, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Pakistan closes Consulate at Mazar-e-Sharif after failed terror attempt

The blast occurred on Saturday evening when a magnetic mine was detonated

Eleven injured in mine explosion in Afghanistan

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