Aug 29, 2021, at 06:37 am
Washington/UNI: The US drone strike in Afghanistan killed two 'high profile' ISIS-K targets and wounded another, and the fact that they are no longer walking on the face of the Earth 'is a good thing', Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Saturday.
Afghan resistance force inflicts heavy casualties on Taliban in Kapisa province
Aug 29, 2021, at 04:47 am
Kabul: The resistance force under Afghanistan's former vice-president Amrullah Saleh inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban in Kapisa province where fierce fighting is underway.
Two Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters near disputed Senkaku islands : Reports
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Two Chinese patrol ships have entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday citing maritime security forces.
No rush to recognize Taliban govt in Afghanistan: US
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul: White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said the US and its partners are yet to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
US blocks solar panel imports from China to oppose forced labour
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Washington: The US government has started blocking the import of solar panels that they believe could be products of forced labor in China, an issue which might once again trigger conflict between two nations, media reports said.
Bangladesh records 80 new deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Aug 28, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country that recorded a severe COVID-19 pandemic, registered 80 new deaths due to Coronavirus and 3,436 new cases between 8am Friday and 8am on Saturday, media reports said.
UN entities condemn 'abhorrent' terrorist attack at Kabul airport
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:16 pm
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday underlined the importance of combatting terrorism in Afghanistan following the deadly attack at the airport in the capital, Kabul.
We need to talk about Pakistan, says expert as Afghanistan witnesses rising conflicts
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Kabul: Terming Pakistan as a 'state sponsor of terror', terrorism analyst Kyle Orton has said the South Asian nation should be held accountable for the condition in Afghanistan, which is witnessing conflicts ever since Taliban overrun the nation,
Time to hold Pakistan accountable: US geopolitical expert Danielle Pletka
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:03 pm
Kabul: A geo-political expert has said Pakistan is responsible for destabilizing Afghanistan and delivering it into the hands of Islamist extremists.
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:55 pm
Kabul: A border official has said people crossing through Pakistan's South-western Chaman border has increased significantly ever since the Taliban overrun Afghanistan.
Women face uncertain future in Afghanistan: Geo-political expert
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi: Afghan women are most likely to face an uncertain future in Afghanistan as Taliban overran the country after a period of 20 years, said a geo-political expert.
Afghanistan intel had informed US about Kabul airport blasts and role of ISIS: Reports
Aug 28, 2021, at 06:30 am
Kabul: Top sources in the National Directorate of Security in Afghanistan, the country’s national intelligence and security service, have said that the agency had forewarned the United States about the twin blasts that took place in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport which left over 100 people dead and disrupted further the peace in a nation already battered by conflict and Taliban takeover.
Afghanistan: Antonio Guterres condemns Kabul blasts
Aug 28, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kabul: United Nations Secretary of State Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the blasts in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left over 100 people dead.
Bangladesh is role model in birth control: Health Minister Zahid Maleque
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has shown remarkable progress in population control since its liberation from Pakistan in 1971. Health Minister Zahid Maleque told the official news agency BSS that the country has made remarkable progress in population control and it is now a role model in the world.
Bangladesh plane makes emergency landing in Nagpur after pilot suffers heart attack
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Nagpur/UNI: A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.
Pakistan: Karachi factory fire leaves 15 people dead
Aug 27, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Karachi: A fire broke out at a factory in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday which left at least 15 people dead, media reports said.
Amrullah Saleh says Taliban have links to Islamic State
Aug 27, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Kabul: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker President, said that the Taliban's denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) is identical to Pakistan's denial on the Quetta Shura, a militant group composed of leaders of the Afghan Taliban based within the city of Quetta in Balochistan province.
Afghanistan: Death toll in ISIS-led Kabul attacks reaches 103
Aug 27, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The death toll from a series of terrorist attacks, led by the Islamic State, in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 103 people, media reported Friday.
Taliban say 28 members died in Kabul blasts
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: At least 28 Afghan citizens, who were killed by a series of explosions in Kabul, were members of the Taliban Islamist movement, the Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing a Taliban official.
Pakistan will remain on UK red list for travel
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:54 pm
London/UNI: In what is being seen as a major blow to Pakistan the UK government refused to remove the country from the red list for travel to the United Kingdom, Dawn reported here on Friday.
Osama Bin Laden’s involvement in 9/11 attacks were never proven: Taliban
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:50 pm
Washington/UNI: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that Osama bin Laden's role in the September 11, 2001 attacks were never proven and hence there was no justification for the US led invasion of Afghanistan to take place the same year, Dawn reported on Friday.
Afghanistan: Over 60 die in Kabul airport blasts
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: More than 60 people died as twin blasts rocked Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting those people who are attempting to flee the war-torn nation.
Afghan crisis: 13 dead in twin blasts outside Kabul airport, Baron Hotel; suicide attack suspected
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:35 am
Kabul/IBNS: Amid a massive evacuation efforts by western troops, a suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, civilians and US service members, media reports said. A second explosion occurred near Baron Hotel right after the first one.
Pentagon warns of a Islamic State offshoot targeting evacuation plane from Kabul
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:01 am
Washington: Pentagon officials have alerted that an Afghan-based Islamic State-offshoot called ISIS-K are 'targeting' evacuation planes flying out of Kabul.
As Taliban overruns Afghanistan, World Bank halts aid
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kabul: The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan as Taliban overran the country on Aug 15, giving a jolt to the insurgent group.
Geopolitical expert Fabien Baussarat says women have no place in Taliban's Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Tel Aviv: Fabien Baussarat, the President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs (CPFA), has said that Taliban's attitude towards women has not changed.
Missing Uyghur businessman confirmed to be detained in Xinjiang camp
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Xinjiang: A leading Uyghur entrepreneur who returned from a visit to the United States in 2016 and vanished without a trace has now been found to be detained by authorities in an internment camp in Xinjiang.
Human Rights Watch asks Europe to lead efforts to protect Afghans
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:55 pm
The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the Taliban, Human Rights Watch has said.
Afghanistan's first woman Mayor blames Pakistan for Taliban control over war-torn nation
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan Mayor of Maidan Shahr Zarifa Ghafari has blamed Pakistan for Taliban taking control over Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Tolo News reporter alleges he was beaten by Taliban in Kabul
Aug 26, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Kabul/UNI: A reporter of Tolo News in Afghanistan was allegedly beaten by the Taliban while reporting on poverty and unemployment at Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul on Thursday.