Afghanistan: 9 killed in Jalalabad attack
May 14, 2018, at 12:22 am
Kabul, May 13 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed when militants attacked Revenue Department building in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Armed gunmen and suicide attackers storm into revenue department, casualties feared
May 13, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Kabul, may 13 (IBNS): Armed gunmen and suicide attackers attacked the revenue department of eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban, security officials clash in Farah leave at least 60 dead
May 12, 2018, at 07:55 pm
Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least 60 persons have been killed in a clash between the Taliban militants and security members in Afghanistan's Farah province, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Heavy clash between local forces and Taliban ongoing in Ghor province
May 12, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Heavy clashes have been reportedly going on between the Taliban militants and local uprising forces in Afghanistan's Ghor province, media reports said.
Premature IED explosion kills four terrorists in Afghanistan
May 12, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least four terrorists were killed in Afghanistan's Paktia province after a home made bomb went off prematurely.
Afghanistan: End attacks on civilians, prosecute perpetrators, says senior UN rights official
May 12, 2018, at 01:04 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): A top United Nations rights official has welcomed the Afghan Government’s “undeniable commitment” to improving an often “dire” human rights record, while also voicing concern over continued attacks on civilians ahead of key elections later in the year.
Afghanistan: Raids in Laghman province kill 12 terrorists
May 12, 2018, at 12:03 am
Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Afghan army Commandos and the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), Special Forces conducted operations in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, killing at least 12 terrorists, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Violence at voter registration sites ‘assault on democracy,’ UN envoy warns
May 11, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, May 11 (IBNS): Afghanistan has suffered “a disturbing pattern” of attacks on voter registration facilities since the process began last month, which add up to an “assault on democracy”, the United Nations mission there said Thursday.
Afghanistan: Kabul attacks kill at least seven, over 15 injured
May 10, 2018, at 07:30 pm
Kabul, May 10 (IBNS): At least seven people died in the dual attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosions heard in Kabul city
May 09, 2018, at 07:45 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS): At least two explosions were heard in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, reports said.
Taliban mortar attack kills or wounds 21 civilians in Afghanistan
May 09, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS); At least 21 civilians have been either killed or wounded in a mortar attack conducted by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Taliban takes control of Bilchiragh district in Faryab province
May 09, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS): Sounding alert, a government official in Afghanistan's Faryab province has said that Bilchiragh district has been taken over by the Taliban militants.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills five in Nangarhar province
May 08, 2018, at 11:43 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car crash on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Seven Pakistani nationals among 19 terrorists killed in NDS operations
May 08, 2018, at 07:36 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): At least seven Pakistani nationals were among the 19 terrorists who have been killed in Afghanistan by the country's national forces recently.
36 killed in Kunduz airstrikes: UNAMA
May 08, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): In a new report on Apr 2 airstrikes in the Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province, UNAMA has presented its findings which include verification of 36 deaths.
Kabul: Security force thwart possible suicide attack
May 07, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kabul, May 7 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have thrawted a possible suicide attack in national capital Kabul, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Kidnap gang busted in Kabul
May 07, 2018, at 02:25 pm
Kabul, May 7 (IBNS): Intelligence officials of Afghanistan have detained a three-member kidnap gang from capital Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
UN chief condemns deadly attack on voter registration centre in eastern Afghanistan
May 07, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on a mosque being used as a voter registration centre in Afghanistan’s Khost province and underscored his support to the country as it prepares for elections later this year.
Afghanistan: 17 killed in Khost blast, 33 injured
May 07, 2018, at 01:22 am
Khost, May 6 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed in a suspected IED blast inside an election-related facility in Khost province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in Khost blast
May 06, 2018, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, May 6 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed when a blast rocked a mosque in Khost city in southeast of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 7 people killed in roadside bomb blast in Faryab province
May 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kabul, May 6 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in northwestern Faryab province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Laghman kills one, injures eight
May 05, 2018, at 07:35 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and eight injured in an explosion which shook Afghanistan's Laghman province, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 10 abducted civilians rescued from ISIS militants
May 05, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians, who were kidnapped by ISIS militants from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, have been rescued, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Over 1,000 families displaced in Kunduz due to Taliban-Military conflicts
May 05, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 1,000 families have been living in make-shift shelters in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, after conflicts between the Taliban and the national forces displaced them a fortnight ago, local media reports said.
Pakistan can do more to help us in Afghanistan: Pentagon
May 04, 2018, at 11:09 pm
Washington, May 4 (IBNS): The US has said that it believes Pakistan has more oppurtunities to fight terrorism and help to ensure stability in Afghanistan.
Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week: ICRC
May 04, 2018, at 02:50 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ago of a U.N. Security Council Resolution meant to increase respect for the sanctity of health care, said International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Amnesty International pays tribute to slain Afghan journalists on World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): Journalists in Afghanistan face threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs, Amnesty International said on World Press Freedom Day as it honoured the memory of the 10 Afghan journalists killed in horrific attacks this week.
Afghanistan: 2 killed in roadside bomb blast in Logar
May 02, 2018, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, May 2 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's central Logar province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: UN expert condemns killing of journalists as ‘attack on right to know’
May 02, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of nine journalists in Afghanistan who were among the victims of Monday’s terrorist attack in the country’s capital.
Pakistan condemns Kabul suicide blasts
May 01, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday which killed and injured scores of people.