Afghanistan: Woman elopes with lover after poisoning in-laws
Nov 17, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least seven family members, in-laws, fell victim to poisonous food served by a woman, who later eloped with her lover, reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS shoulders responsibility for Kabul attack
Nov 17, 2016, at 04:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): Terror outfit ISIS has shouldered responsibility for a recent attack in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, which accounted for at least four deaths and injured 11 others, reports said.
Afghanistan road mishap kills 2
Nov 15, 2016, at 02:17 am
Kandahar, Nov 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: German Consulate attacker arrested by ANDSF
Nov 14, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Nov 14 (IBNS): One of the three who attacked the German Consulate in Afghanistan's Balkh province, has been arrested by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), reports said.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar urges Trump to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the newly elected US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: 13 ISIS militants killed in US drone strike
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as explosion rocks US military base
Nov 12, 2016, at 04:03 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): An explosion ripped through the largest US military base in Afghanistan's Bagram on Saturday morning, reports said.
Afghanistan: ANP official arrested for handing over security post to Taliban
Nov 10, 2016, at 06:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in handing over security posts to the insurgent Taliban group, reports said.
Afghanistan: Md Hanif Atmar receives Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal
Nov 10, 2016, at 06:46 pm
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): Afghanistan's national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar received the High State Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal from Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, reports said.
Afghanistan's Information and Culture Minister resigns
Nov 08, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Kabul, Nov 8 (IBNS): Afghanistan's Information and Culture Minister Abdul Bari Jahani resigned from his post on Monday.
Kabul: Australian woman kidnapped?
Nov 07, 2016, at 04:27 am
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): An Australian woman, who was working for a non-governmental organisation in Afghanistan, has been suspected to be abducted in Kabul on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader killed
Nov 07, 2016, at 01:52 am
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): A Taliban leader was killed during clash with security forces at Lalpoor district in Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Sharbat Gula not to be deported to Afghanistan: Pak official
Nov 06, 2016, at 03:40 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Sharbat Gula, who gained recognition after featuring in the National Geographic cover, will not be deported to Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion injures one
Nov 05, 2016, at 07:45 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): An explosion injured one in Afghanistan's capital city on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Explosion injures Bati Kot district chief, kills driver
Nov 05, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion injured the chief of Bati Kot district in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday morning, reports said.
Top Al-Qaeda leader dies in US drone strike
Nov 05, 2016, at 05:45 pm
Washington/Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United States has confirmed the death of a top Al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike it carried out in Afghanistan last month, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 11 killed in IED explosion
Nov 05, 2016, at 05:21 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Faryab province, reports said.
Sharbat Gula to be deported to Afghanistan: Pak court orders
Nov 05, 2016, at 02:59 am
Islamabad, Nov 4 (IBNS): Sharbat Gula, who rose to fame after featuring in the National Geographic cover, will be deported to Afghanistan after serving a 15-day jail sentence and paying a fine of Rs.1,10,000, a Pakistani court directed on Friday, media reports said.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan in NATO airstrike deserve justice: Amnesty International
Nov 04, 2016, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IBNS/JEN): Slamming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for civilian deaths in Afghanistan in an airstrike in Kunduz, the south Asian wing of Amnesty International demanded justice for the deceased.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 7
Nov 02, 2016, at 02:58 pm
Kabul, Nov 2 (IBNS): A roadside explosion in Syedkhelo district of central Parwan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least seven people, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 1 cop
Nov 01, 2016, at 11:08 pm
Trinkot, Nov 1 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan central Uruzgan province on Tuesday which killed at least one police officer, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 4
Nov 01, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least four civilians were killed in a suicide attack in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: At least 25 Taliban militants killed in airstrike
Oct 30, 2016, at 07:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 25 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kandahar car bombing kills one, injures three
Oct 29, 2016, at 07:52 pm
Kandahar, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three more injured following a car bomb explosion in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves five injured
Oct 29, 2016, at 04:01 pm
Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least five people, including two soldiers and three civilians were injured, following an explosion which rocked Kabul on Friday afternoon, reports said.
Afghanistan: Four arrested for selling fake currency notes
Oct 28, 2016, at 06:48 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): Four people were arrested in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul for selling fake currency notes, reports said.
At least 13 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Oct 28, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province recently, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda leaders killed in US strikes
Oct 27, 2016, at 03:36 pm
Washington, Oct 27 (IBNS): The U.S. forces conducted precision strikes in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, targeting Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi, two of al-Qaeda's most senior leaders in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: At least 45 militants killed in counter-terrorism operation
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): At least 45 militants, including 19 ISIS loyalists, were killed by Afghan forces recently in the country's Nangarhar province, reports said.
ANDSF retake Ghormach from Taliban during operation
Oct 21, 2016, at 05:44 pm
Kabul, Oct 21 (IBNS): The Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces have recaptured Ghormach district from the Taliban, during an operation led by General Dostum, reports said.