Taliban attack leave 20 ANA soldiers killed
Feb 24, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Taliban attacked military base in Afghanistan, killing at least 20 Afghan National Army soldiers on Saturday, media reports said.
Suicide blast in Kabul leaves 3 killed, 6 injured
Feb 24, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a suicide blast rocked Shash Darak area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least one dead in Kabul suicide attack
Feb 24, 2018, at 04:34 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least one person has died in a suicide bombing incident which rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new penal code, urges measures to protect women from violence
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): While welcoming the entry to force of a new Penal Code in Afghanistan as a having the “potential to trigger real change,” the United Nations mission in the country said on Thursday that it is concerned by the removal of the chapter penalizing violence against women.
Three ISIS militants killed, 1 wounded in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:54 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 22 (IBNS) : At least three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Terrorist attack kills at least five NDS members in Parwan
Feb 22, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) members have been killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Parwan province on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Prayer leader blown up by own explosives
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:13 am
Kabul Feb 17 (IBNS): A prayer leader was killed when his own explosives exploded in Afghanistan's Panjwai district, media reports said on Saturday .
UN says more than 10,000 civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan conflict last year
Feb 16, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 16 (JEN): More than 10,000 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghanistan conflict during 2017, a nine per cent drop over 2016, according to a United Nations report out Thursday which also revealed rising casualties caused by suicide bombings and attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Kabul, Feb 15 (IBNS): More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
Over 40 Taliban insurgents killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan
Feb 14, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 14 (IBNS) : More than 40 Taliban insurgents were killed in a series of airstrikes launched in response to the coordinated attack of the group on Nish district.
Grenade lobbed in Afghanistan cricketer's house, no casualty
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:24 pm
Kabul, Feb 13 (IBNS): Unidentified men have lobbed hand grenade in the house of Afghanistan cricketer Hamid Hassan in eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan : Explosion in cricket ground, three killed
Feb 10, 2018, at 07:43 pm
Kabul, Feb 10 (IBNS) : At least three people were killed in an explosion in a cricket ground in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Local Khaama Press said the incident took place on Friday in the vicinity of Bati Kot district while a number of people were busy playing cricket in the area.
Afghanistan: Residents say airstrike kills seven from a family, govt rejects claim
Feb 09, 2018, at 06:33 pm
Kabul, Feb 9 (IBNS): Residents in Afghanistan's Khost province said that at least seven seven members of a family were killed in an airstrike carried out by the nation's security forces.
Uzbek nationals among 14 ISIS militants killed in Jawzjan airstrikes
Feb 08, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 8 (IBNS): At least 14 militants affiliated with the Islamic State terror group were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill three police personnel
Feb 08, 2018, at 02:07 am
Kabul, Feb 7 (IBNS): An unidentified gunman killed three police personnel in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Wednesday, media reports said.
At least 10 Taliban militants join peace process in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2018, at 07:49 pm
Kabul, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least 10 Taliban militants gave up their weapons and joined the government initiated peace process in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: 1 Afghan Local Police member killed in Taliban attack on post
Feb 06, 2018, at 11:13 pm
Kabul, Feb 6 (IBNS): In a Taliban attack on check post in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least one Afghan Local Police (ALP) member was killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Military operation kills at least 25 Taliban militants in Ghazni
Feb 05, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Kabul, Feb 5 (IBNS): At least 25 Taliban militants were killed and 13 injured on Sunday in a military operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, an official statement said.
Afghanistan: Roadside blast kills at least two women in Ghazni
Feb 04, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS): At least two women were killed in a roadside blast in Afghanistan, reports said.
6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India, no casualties
Jan 31, 2018, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Afghanistan Kabul on Wednesday with the tremors felt across a large part of north India, reports said.
Ashraf Ghani thanks US President Donald Trump for expressing concerns over recent attacks
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has thanked US President Donald Trump for expressing his concern over the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
Kabul: At least five soldiers killed in attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 06:51 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five soldiers were killed after insurgents launched a coordinated attack on a military academy in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Following Kabul attack, NDS chief lambasts Pakistan
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Following the deadly Kabul attack, which accounted for 103 deaths, the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Masoom Stanekzai lambasted Pakistan for trying to sabotage its neighbour by waging such attacks.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy kills at least five
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five people, including three militants, have been shot dead after insurgents launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Insurgents have launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 95; Trump condemns attack
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance bomb attack has risen to 95, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast kills 93 people, injures 158
Jan 28, 2018, at 03:05 am
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, killing 93 people and injuring 158 others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 40 killed, 140 injured as massive blast rocks Kabul
Jan 27, 2018, at 10:20 pm
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): At least 40 people were killed and 140 others were hurt as heavy bomb explosion hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Save the Children attack: Death toll rises to six
Jan 25, 2018, at 05:26 pm
Kabul, Jan 25 (IBNS): At least six people have been killed in the Save the Children NGO attack in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: UN chief ‘appalled and deeply saddened’ by deadly attack on aid partner
Jan 25, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Jan 25 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has spoken out against the fatal attack on the Afghan offices of renowned international non-governmental organization Save the Children, saying that he was “appalled and deeply saddened” by the casualties.