Afghanistan polls: UNAMA urges people to exercise voting rights

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:27 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on Saturday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote. 

UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:23 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS):  The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and  on Friday in Kandahar, resulting in numerous casualties and many injured, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on Oct 20.

Afghanistan: Unknown men sets mosque on fire

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:15 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unknown men on Friday set a mosque on fire in Afghanistan's Dorbaba district on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan FM Qureshi calls Afghanistani counterpart Rabbani over Kandahar

Oct 19, 2018, at 04:52 pm

Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on Friday to express his condolences on the sad demise of senior Afghan leaders and officials, including the Governor, Police Chief and Intelligence Head of KandharKandahar, in a terrorist attack in  Kandahar   on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill local prayer leader

Oct 19, 2018, at 03:25 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen killed a local prayer leader in Afghanistan's  Chakhansor district on Friday, media reports said.

Kandahar police, spy chiefs killed in Taliban attack

Oct 19, 2018, at 09:44 am

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): A shooting incident inside the governor’s house in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan left police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and the intelligence chief killed, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast kills Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman

Oct 17, 2018, at 09:00 pm

Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Wednesday killed Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman, media reports said.

Pakistan: Zainab rape-murder convict executed

Oct 17, 2018, at 06:57 pm

Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): The key convict in the rape and murder case of 7-year-old  Zainab Ameen Fatima in Kasur was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore on Wednesday.

Afghan candidate killed in explosion claimed by Taliban

Oct 17, 2018, at 02:28 pm

Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Parliamentary candidate Abdul Jabar Qahraman was killed when an  explosion ripped through his office in Afghanistan's  Lashargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Two suspected Neo JMB terrorists killed during raid

Oct 16, 2018, at 08:41 pm

Dhaka, Oct 16 (IBNS): During a security raid in a suspected terrorist hideout, two people were killed in Bangladesh's  Narsingdi Sadar upazila on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Vehicle hits a roadside bomb,4 killed

Oct 16, 2018, at 05:29 pm

Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): A civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Tuesday which left at least four people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Four Taliban militants killed in airstrike

Oct 16, 2018, at 12:59 pm

Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants were gunned down in an airstrike conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban clash kills Samangan NDS director, six other security force members

Oct 16, 2018, at 12:48 pm

Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including the National Directorate of Security (NDS) director of Samangan province, have been killed in a clash with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan

Oct 15, 2018, at 09:55 am

New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): Denouncing lethal attacks targeting electoral activities in Afghanistan as the country prepares to go to polls later this week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties to ensure a peaceful and orderly elections.

Afghanistan: 20 ANA soldiers die in Taliban attack

Oct 14, 2018, at 06:03 pm

Kabul, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in western Farah province of Afghanistan left at least  20 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Blast kills 10, injures 50 in Takhar province

Oct 13, 2018, at 04:20 pm

Kabul, Oct 13 (IBNS): An explosion hit an election campaign gathering in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosion at a wedding party kills at least four

Oct 13, 2018, at 02:21 pm

Kabul, Oct 13 (IBNS): An explosion at a wedding party has killed at least four people, while injuring seven others in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Blast kills three children in Urgon district

Oct 12, 2018, at 03:59 pm

Kabul, Oct 12 (IBNS): A  blast caused by an unexploded explosive in the Urgon district of southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on Thursday left at least three children killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Civilians continue to die in record numbers, new UN report shows

Oct 11, 2018, at 08:02 am

New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to exact a terrible toll on civilians, with the highest number of fatalities recorded for the first nine months of this year, since 2014, a United Nations report has revealed.

40 terrorists killed in different parts of Afghanistan: MoD

Oct 10, 2018, at 07:07 pm

Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched 21 clearing operations and 103 Special Forces operations in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Afghan civilians continue to be killed in record high numbers: UNAMA

Oct 10, 2018, at 07:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): The figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show continuing high casualty rates being inflicted on the Afghan civilian population, especially by anti-government elements.

Afghan's Right to vote is enshrined in the constitution and a fundamental human right: UNAMA

Oct 09, 2018, at 03:39 pm

Kabul, Oct 9 (IBNS): With less than two weeks to the polls to elect a new Parliament, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights that taking part in elections is a citizen’s right enshrined in the Afghan Constitution and a basic human right for all people.

Afghanistan: One cop, two others injured in Kabul blast

Oct 08, 2018, at 03:56 pm

Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS): At least one policeman and two others were injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

China confirms detaining missing Interpol chief

Oct 08, 2018, at 10:54 am

Beijing, Oct 8 (IBNS): Putting speculations to rest, China has confirmed the detention of missing Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei.

Afghanistan: Civilian casualties caused by IEDs has reached ‘extreme levels’, UN warns

Oct 08, 2018, at 09:12 am

New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): The United Nations on Sunday called on anti-Government elements in Afghanistan to immediately stop using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in civilian areas, after the UN mission in the country recorded a sharp rise in civilian casualties caused by the explosives this year.

Increase in civilian casualties in Afghanistan due to IED's: UNAMA

Oct 07, 2018, at 06:42 pm

Kabul, Oct 7 (IBNS): Anti-government elements must immediately end the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of all improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in areas frequented by civilians, said UNAMA in a special human rights report released on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Syedabad police chief killed during Taliban assault

Oct 07, 2018, at 06:31 pm

Kabul, Oct 7 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's  Maidan Wardak province on Sunday left the Syedabad district police chief killed, media reports said.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan reaches Quetta

Oct 06, 2018, at 04:56 pm

Quetta, Oct 6 (IBNS):  Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday arrived in Quetta city of the country on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: NAB granted 10-day physical remand of Shehbaz Sharif

Oct 06, 2018, at 04:01 pm

Lahore, Oct 6 (IBNS): An accountability court on Saturday granted 10-day physical remand of arrested Pakistani politician Shehbaz Sharif to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Afghanistan: Two blasts in Kabul leaves 2 people killed, 9 hurt

Oct 06, 2018, at 03:35 pm

Kabul, Oct 6 (IBNS): Two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday which killed at least 2 people, media reports said.