Bomb attack on voter registration centre kills 2 in Afghanistan
Jun 06, 2018, at 04:27 pm
Kabul, June 6 (IBNS): A bomb attack on a voter registration centre in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least two people on Wednesday, media reports said.
IS claims responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul
Jun 05, 2018, at 03:34 pm
Kabul, June 5 (IBNS): Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul
Jun 04, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Islamabad, June 4 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the suicide attack on a congregation of religious scholars in Kabul.
Kabul suicide attack: Death toll rises to 14
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:46 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): The death toll in Monday's suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city has touched 14, reports said.
Kabul suicide attack: Six killed, six injured
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): At least six people were killed and as many injured after an explosion hit Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday morning.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as suicide bomber detonates explosive near religious gathering
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:39 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): An explosion hit Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday morning after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near a religious gathering, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least three children killed in roadside explosion in Nangarhar
Jun 04, 2018, at 11:24 am
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): At least three children have been killed in a roadside explosion in Afghanistan, reports said.
Pakistan: Security forces kill six 'terrorists'
Jun 03, 2018, at 06:44 pm
Islamabad, June 3 (IBNS): The Pakistan Army on Sunday claimed six 'terrorists' have been killed in two separates areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Half of Afghan children out of school, due to conflict, poverty, discrimination: UNICEF
Jun 03, 2018, at 04:32 pm
New York, June 3 (IBNS): Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children are missing out on school, due to on-going conflict, grinding poverty, and discrimination against girls, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Pakistan: Ex-chief secretary Fazalur Rahman takes oath as Sindh caretaker CM
Jun 02, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Sindh, June 2 (IBNS): Sindh's former chief secretary Fazalur Rahman on Saturday took oath as the caretaker chief minister of the province.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves one Ministry of Information and Culture employee killed
Jun 02, 2018, at 05:22 pm
Kabul, June 2 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday an employee of the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC), media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside explosion kills at least one archaeologist in Kabul
Jun 02, 2018, at 11:50 am
Kabul Jun 2 (IBNS): At least one archaeologist was killed in a roadside explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Kabul on Saturday morning, reports said.
Afghan security forces conduct operation, kill 22 armed Taliban militants
Jun 02, 2018, at 11:42 am
Kabul Jun 2 (IBNS): At least 22 armed militants affiliated with the Taliban have been killed in anti-terrorism operations conducted by security forces in Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: Bus-Car collision leaves five killed
Jun 02, 2018, at 08:48 am
Kabul, June 2 (IBNS): A car and a bus collided in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Friday, leaving five people killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan : 3 dead, 12 wounded in coordinated suicide attack
Jun 01, 2018, at 12:18 pm
Kabul, May 30 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and twelve others wounded in a coordinated suicide car bombing in central Logar province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Special forces operation kills nine civilians in Nangarhar
May 29, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, May 29 (IBNS): The Afghanistan government has confirmed on Tuesday that at least nine people were killed in an operation conducted by the country's special forces.
Former ISI chief barred from leaving Pakistan after his joint book with ex-RAW chief
May 29, 2018, at 06:03 pm
Islamabad, May 29 (IBNS): A joint venture by former Pakistani spy chief Asad Durrani with his Indian counterpart AS Dulat, a former RAW chief, has landed him in the soup, as he now finds himself on the country's Exit-Control List.
Afghanistan: Foreign airstrike kills six Taliban militants in Paktia
May 28, 2018, at 06:47 pm
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least six Taliban militants have been killed in airstrikes conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan's Paktia province, local media reports stated on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills one police officer in Paktia province
May 28, 2018, at 06:01 pm
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least one police officer has been killed in an attack launched by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Paktia province, local reports said.
Afghanistan: Khost shooting kills two soldiers, investigations initiated
May 26, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): A gun attack by unknown assailants has killed at least two soldiers near a voter registration booth in Afghanistan's Khost province, reports said.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar airstrike kills Taliban military chief
May 26, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): A Taliban military chief has been gunned down in an airstrike conducted by Afghan forces in the country's Nangarhar province, reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan President Ghani thanks Indians for giving chance to Afghan players in the IPL
May 26, 2018, at 04:41 pm
Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): On the back of a spectacular performance by Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan in the latest fixture of Hyderabad-based cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has thanked the Indians for providing a platform to cricketers from his country.
Afghanistan: Kandahar explosion claims 21 lives
May 23, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): The death toll in Tuesday's car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has risen to 21, reports said on Wednesday.
Kandahar explosion: At least two killed, 25 injured
May 22, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): At least two people have been killed and 25 others sustained injuries in the explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar on Tuesday afternoon, local Khaama Press reported quoting a security source.
Blast rocks Afghanistan's Kandahar province
May 22, 2018, at 09:13 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
Pakistan: Heatstroke in Karachi claims at least 65 lives, says Edhi Foundation
May 22, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Karachi, May 22 (IBNS): At least 65 people have died so far this summer due to soaring temperatures in Pakistan's Karachi region, local Dawn News reported quoting the Edhi Foundation.
May 22, 2018, at 03:05 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record-high last year, leading to unprecedented levels of potential heroin on the world market, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report released on Monday.
Afghanistan: Series of explosions hit sports stadium in Nangarhar province, 8 killed
May 19, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as blasts rocked a sports stadium in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Back to back explosions kill at least eight in Jalalabad
May 19, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people have died in a series of explosions which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Taliban attacks check-post in Afghanistan's Paktika province, three cops killed
May 18, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): In an attack by Taliban terrorists at a check-post in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, at least three policemen have been killed, media reports said on Friday.