Tag: Afghanistan
Conflict: More than 108,000 people displaced in Afghanistan – UN
More than 108,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year due to conflict and natural…
12 police killed in fight with Taliban in Afghanistan
At least 12 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in fresh clashes with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan’s…
Iran denies helping Taliban in Afghanistan
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday denied allegations that it helps a Taliban push in an Afghan province bordering Iran, local…
Taliban launch fresh attacks on Western Afghanistan city
Hundreds of Taliban fighters again attacked parts of the provincial capital of Farah in Western Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
UN welcomes Afghanistan’s “reinvigorated efforts” in fighting corruption
The UN on Wednesday welcomed what it said is a “reinvigorated efforts” in fighting corruption in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan describes attack on journalists as “a crime against press, humanity”
Afghan government Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday described the attack on journalists as a crime against the freedom of…
Bomb Blast: 3 Taliban including key commander killed in Afghanistan
Three Taliban militants including a key commander lost their lives in a bomb blast that rocked a Taliban centre in…
3 brothers beheaded by ISIS in Afghanistan
Militants from Islamic State have beheaded three brothers, all working in the medical profession, in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar,…
Taliban attacks: District governor among 20 killed in Afghanistan
At least 20 people including a district governor and security forces have been killed in two separate attacks by Taliban…
Islamic State affiliated militants stone man to death for adultery
A group of militants having links to the Islamic State terrorist organisation has stoned a man to death, found guilty…
Mass grave of Islamic State hostages discovered in Eastern Afghanistan
Officials on Wednesday discovered bodies of at least 10 people, who are supposed to have been hostages of the Islamic…
95 killed in Afghanistan’s suicide bombing
A suicide bombing has killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul,…
Regional Security: China to lead talks with Afghanistan, Pakistan
China’s upcoming trilateral dialogue with Pakistan and Afghanistan is expected to focus on regional security and development, experts said on…
U.S defence chief in Pakistan for ‘common ground’ to fight terrorism
U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more…
Afghanistan: U.S. should recognise failure of strategy – Karzai
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the U.S. should recognise the failure of its strategy on Afghanistan, and stop focusing…