The girl was taken to hospital in a critical condition, a spokesperson for the 209 Al-Fath Army Corp told CNN. Mazar-i-Sharif’s iconic Blue Mosque was damaged in the quake, footage on social media geolocated by CNN revealed,

Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling.More than 20 people were killed and around 320 were injured in the provinces of Balkh and Samangan,

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, just months after a quake and strong aftershocks killed more than 2,

Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At issue is a rise in militancy in Pakistan since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week, according to Pakistan's defense minister, two officials and state media i

Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between the two countries in Istanbul failed to secure a peace agreement.

Afghanistan cruised to a series victory over Zimbabwe, with Ibrahim Zadran backing up a disciplined bowling performance by scoring his second fifty in as many T20Is. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Abdollah Ahmadzai and Rashid Khan had earlier limited the hosts to 125 all out in Harare, setting up a straight-forward chase.