Afghanistan: Islamic State terrorists behead three school attendants
Jul 01, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): Islamic State terrorists beheaded at least three people who were working as attendants for a local school in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar airstrikes kill five IS terrorists
Jun 30, 2018, at 07:50 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least five Islamic State terrorists were killed in air strikes in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.
Three Taliban terrorists blown up by own explosives
Jun 30, 2018, at 07:28 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least three Taliban terrorists were killed by the blast of their own explosives in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Logar kills 8
Jun 29, 2018, at 03:52 am
Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a bomb blast that targeted a meeting advocating for peace in central Logar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.
UK: Taliban bomb maker found guilty of plotting to kill police, MPs
Jun 27, 2018, at 02:20 pm
Kabul, Jun 27 (IBNS): A former Taliban bomb maker, who has been taken into custody for scheming to kill the police and MPs in the United Kingdom, has been found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey, according to The Guardian report.
UN official sees ‘unprecedented opportunities’ to make progress on peace in Afghanistan
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable democracy and self-reliance, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Road accident leaves five killed
Jun 26, 2018, at 07:17 pm
Kabul, June 26 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car mishap in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least eight in Kunar province
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:28 am
Kabul, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday evening, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Seven Taliban militants die in Herat clash
Jun 25, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Kabul, Jun 25 (IBNS): Seven militants affiliated with the Taliban group have been killed during a clash with Afghan soldiers in the country's Herat province, reports said.
Mortar shells attack in Afghanistan kills 2
Jun 23, 2018, at 07:09 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): A mortar shells attack in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan left at least two people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban kidnap 33 workers in southern Kandahar province
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:22 am
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): Terrorist group Taliban have kidnapped 33 workers of a road construction company in southern Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill four border police, abduct 13 construction workers
Jun 22, 2018, at 01:56 pm
Kabul, Jun 22 (IBNS): A group of gunmen abducted at least 13 construction workers in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday evening, local media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Man kills four family members in Parwan, evades custody
Jun 20, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Kabul, Jun 20 (IBNS): A man killed at least four of his family members before evading custody in Afghanistan's Parwan province, local media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban; UN urges both sides to work towards lasting peace
Jun 20, 2018, at 09:21 am
New York, June 20 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, amid an outpouring of support for the truce from war-weary people all across the country.
Taliban ends Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan
Jun 18, 2018, at 09:48 am
Kabul, June 18 (IBNS): It appears that the widely cheered ceasefire between Taliban and Afghanistan security forces is over.
Afghanistan: Suicide blast in Jalalabad city kills 18
Jun 17, 2018, at 08:59 pm
Jalalabad, June 17 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban; UN urges both sides to work towards lasting peace
Jun 17, 2018, at 07:49 pm
New York, June 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, amid an outpouring of support for the truce from war-weary people all across the country.
25 killed in ISIS attack as Taliban and Afghan forces celebrate Eid
Jun 17, 2018, at 10:30 am
Kabul, June 17 (IBNS): At least 25 people were killed in suicide bombing at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani confirms death of TTP leader Mullah Fazlullah
Jun 15, 2018, at 11:31 pm
Kabul, June 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday confirmed the death of senior Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah, who has been gunned down during a drone strike in his country.
Senior TTP leader killed in drone strike: Reports
Jun 15, 2018, at 01:06 pm
Kabul, Jun 15 (IBNS): Senior Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah has been gunned down during a drone strike in Afghanstan, local Tolo News reorted.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar leaves one killed
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Kabul, June 13 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday killed at least one child, media reports said.
Pakistan Army chief Qamar Bajwa-led delegation meets Ashraf Ghani
Jun 12, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A Pakistani delegation led by the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Bajwa met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Bomb attack in southern Ghazni province kills 5
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A bomb attack incident in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday left at least five people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Uzbekistan has sent Afghanistan 3000 tons of wheat and children’s clothing as humanitarian aid being among the first to help its neighbor. The aid was delivered to Hairatan through the railway which connects Afghanistan’s Balkh province with Surkhondaryo region of Uzbekistan.
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a blast rocked at the entrance gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 12 killed, 30 injured in Kabul suicide attack near ministry
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a suicide attack outside a government ministry in the west of Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 34 militants killed in NDS Special Forces operation in Nangarhar
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Afghanistan, June 11 (IBNS): At least 34 militants were killed during an operation of the Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Jun 10, 2018, at 11:06 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a three-day partial ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, urging all parties concerned “to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”
Magnetic bomb blast in Kabul leaves five injured
Jun 10, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Kabul, June 10 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Kampani area of Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least five people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban announces Eid ceasefire
Jun 09, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Taliban has announced a ceasefire with the Afghanistan forces during the Eid festival in the country.