A suicide bomber blows himself up near a Shi'ite shrine in Kabul, killing at least 26 people and wounding 18, officials say, as the Afghan capital celebrated the Nawruz holiday marking the start of the Persian new year.
An explosives-packed ambulance blows up in a crowded area of Kabul killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials say, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.
Australia’s prime minister has told the parliament that he telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “to restate Australia’s resolve to assist and support Afghanistan in its fight against Islamist terrorism.”
