Tag: Afghanistan
Deputy IS commander killed in Afghanistan
Deputy Commander of IS group in the northern region of the war-battered Afghanistan has been killed, the police spokesman in…
Afghanistan: IS militants behead Taliban commander
Militants loyal to the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group captured and beheaded Taliban commander Mullah Burjan on Wednesday, an official…
Afghanistan: 24 Taliban militants killed, 31 injured
Afghan army on Monday said up to two dozen militants were killed after government forces’ helicopter gunships targeted a Taliban…
Suicide Attack: ‘We cannot live here’
Many among Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighbouring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city…
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian agency offers fresh fund
The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has allocated 17 million dollars to Afghans affected by drought, the UN Office for the…
Taliban ceasefire: China welcomes Afghanistan decision
China on Tuesday welcomed the Afghan government’s decision to extend a ceasefire with the Taliban, and appreciated its efforts to…
Taliban assure Afghans of bright future
The Taliban on Wednesday assured Afghans of a bright future, once the “American invaders” had left Afghanistan.
U.S to intensify operations against Islamic State militants
The U.S. intends to step up military operations against Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan during a temporary ceasefire between…
Afghanistan: Blast kills 2 at voter registration centre
Authorities on Wednesday said two people lost their lives and two others injured as a blast hit a voter registration…
Over 100 people freed from Taliban prison
Afghan Special Forces have rescued over a hundred prisoners including policemen, women and children from a Taliban prison in southern…
U.S. military kills 50 Taliban leaders in rocket strike
The U.S. Military said 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan’s southern…
Afghanistan, China, Pakistan to step up fight against terrorism
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan agreed to enhance trilateral cooperation, and step up their…
Retaliation! Taliban shuts down 27 schools in northern Afghanistan
Taliban militants in an act of retaliation have closed down 27 primary and secondary schools in the northern province of…
U.S. military strikes Taliban meeting in Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Afghanistan targeted a meeting of Taliban leaders in Musa Qala district of the restive southern Helmand province…
Kidnapped UN staff member, son released in Afghanistan
A member of the UN staff working in Kabul and her son, who were kidnapped in January, have been released,…