Portal:Current events/2018 August 21

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • War in Afghanistan
    • Mortars are fired at the diplomatic quarter of Kabul during a speech by President Ashraf Ghani. After several hours of fighting, including a helicopter attack on a building behind the Id Gah Mosque, police say the attackers are dead and four people are wounded. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Sports