Afghanistan: Attack in lawmaker's house kills 4
Jun 08, 2018, at 03:25 pm
Kabul, June 8 (IBNS): Militants attacked lawmaker Farydon Momand’s home in eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Friday.
UN welcomes temporary ceasefire announcement by Afghan Government; urges Taliban to reciprocate
Jun 08, 2018, at 09:37 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the week-long ceasefire announced by the Government of Afghanistan with the Taliban and called on the militant group to reciprocate the temporary pause.
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.
Suicide attack on clerics in Afghanistan condemned by UN
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres has condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, that reportedly killed at least seven religious scholars who had gathered from across the country to promote peace.
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.
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.
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.
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: Farah offensive kills at least 11 Taliban militants
May 24, 2018, at 04:10 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): At least 11 Taliban militants were gunned down in an anti-terrorism offensive by Afghanistan's special forces, reports said.
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.
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.
Afghanistan: Taliban, Army clashes in Farah kill over 300
May 16, 2018, at 03:54 pm
Kabul, May 16 (IBNS): Over 300 people, including militants, security forces and civilians, have been killed in clashes in Afghanistan's Farah province.
UN welcomes 'reinvigorated efforts' in Afghanistan's corruption reform agenda
May 15, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.