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US Defence Secretary James Mattis (R) and senior advisor Sally Donnelly arrive by helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. (AFP/Jonathan Ernst)

April 24th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

US defense secretary Mattis arrives in Kabul for surprise visit

Mattis' visit, his first to Afghanistan, comes days after a deadly army base attack that left 140 Afghan soldiers dead.

An Afghan security personnel walks as he keep watch near the site of an attack by gunmen inside the Kart-e- Sakhi shrine in Kabul on October 11, 2016. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)

October 12th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Taliban denies involvement in slaughter of pilgrims at a Shia shrine

Afghan Shia Muslims conduct self-flagellation rituals as part of the Ashura commemorations at a Kabul mosque on October 9, 2016. (AFP/Shah Marai)

October 12th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Attack on Shia shrine in Afghanistan’s Kabul leaves 14 dead

Afghan security forces outside the site of an attack on Care International in Kabul on September 6, 2016. (AFP/Walik Kohsar)

September 6th, 2016 - 07:40 GMT

Update: Hostages rescued, fighting ended in standoff at Kabul NGO

Afghan police examine the site of two suicide bombings in Kabul on September 5, 2016. (AFP/Wakil Kashar)

September 6th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Overnight bombing, fighting in Kabul kills 24, hostage situation ongoing