Days after the American embassy in Kabul stopped its visa operations due to a surge in coronavirus cases, the management announced an immediate lockdown after 114 staffers fell ill, with the military hospital's ICU running at full capacity.

American embassy in Kabul hit with Covid virus; 114 infected, 1 dead

Minutes after a powerful blast rocked Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's election rally, a second blast hit Central Kabul near the US embassy killing six people, police officials said.

Six killed as blast rocks central Kabul near US embassy

Dozens of people were wounded with fatalities feared as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early on Monday and gunmen battled special forces in an area housing military and government buildings, officials said.

Car bomb attack in Kabul's diplomatic area; several injured