Afghanistan to open Consulate in Hyderabad
Oct 15, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Kabul/New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Bolstering their bilateral ties with India, Afghanistan will open another Consulate in the city of Hyderabad, reports said.
Afghanistan road mishap kills 2
Oct 15, 2016, at 01:02 am
Kabul, Oct 14 (IBNS): A collision on on Kabul-Jalalabad highway killed at least two people on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killing of worshipers in Shia mosque attack
Oct 13, 2016, at 03:49 am
New York, Oct 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned last night's attack at the Shia mosque in the capital, Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others.
UN Mission in Afghanistan condemns Kabul mosque attack
Oct 12, 2016, at 11:50 pm
Kabul, Oct 12 (IBNS): The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned Tuesday night’s attack at the Karte Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others.
Over 30 feared dead in Kabul shrine gun attack
Oct 12, 2016, at 05:06 am
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): Over 30 people are feared dead as gunmen opened fire on Ashura observers in the west of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Jalalabad, no casualty reported
Oct 11, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): An explosion was reported near a Jalalabad madrasa on Tuesday morning.
One civilian killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Oct 09, 2016, at 04:40 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS): Suicide bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province killed at least one civilian on Saturday media reports said.
‘Keep Afghanistan on the path towards stability,’ Ban tells Brussels Conference
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:59 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Addressing a conference aimed at charting a way forward for conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to sustain its commitment to support the country and its people, while stressing the importance of holding both donors and the Afghan Government accountable for aid effectiveness.
Afghanistan: 4 injured in Kabul explosion
Oct 06, 2016, at 12:24 am
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least four people were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US soldier dies in a fight against ISIS
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): A US soldier posted in Afghanistan succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday, adding to the number of deaths in the hands of ISIS.
Afghan police claims Taliban pushed back from Kunduz city
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:53 pm
Kabul, Oct 4 (IBNS): A day after the Taliban captured the strategic city of Kunduz in Afghanistan, the city police claimed that they have taken back control by pushing out the militants, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack Kunduz city
Oct 03, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Oct 3 (IBNS): Taliban militants on Sunday night launched a coordinated attack on Afghanistan's Kunduz city, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Kabul, 1 killed
Oct 03, 2016, at 03:28 pm
Kabul, Oct 3 (IBNS) An explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday which left at least 1 person killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN condemns killings of 19 civilians by explosive devices planted on roads
Oct 03, 2016, at 04:05 am
New York, Oct 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned two improvised explosive devices (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles that killed 19 people in Helmand and Badghis provinces in recent days.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killing of at least 15 civilians in airstrike
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned the killing of at least 15 civilian men and the injuring of at least 13 others, including at least one boy, in an airstrike targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) conducted yesterday in the country’s eastern district of Achin.
21 killed in Afghanistan drone attack
Sep 28, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Kabul, Sept 28 (IBNS): At least 21 militants and civilians were killed in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Recent attack in Afghanistan planned inside Pakistan, says Afghan Vice President
Sep 22, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Sept 22 (IBNS): Taking a stand with India post the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers died, Afghanistan too blamed Pakistan for the recent strike in the country's capital, citing the latter to be the place where the plan for such acts were conceived.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes on Tirinkot checkpoint kills 8 cops
Sep 19, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Kabul, Sept 19 (IBNS): In airstrikes conducted by the US, at least eight Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel were killed Afghanistan's central Uruzgan province, media reports said on Monday.
Sep 14, 2016, at 11:46 pm
Kabul, Sept 14 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion on police vehicle on Thursday left at least one people killed and thjree others injured in Afghanistan capital Kabul, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, kills one
Sep 14, 2016, at 04:48 pm
Kabul, Sept 14 (IBNS): At least one person was killed after a magnetic bomb detonated in Kabul's Deh Mazang area on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar police chief killed in landmine blast
Sep 12, 2016, at 03:22 pm
Kabul, Sept 12 (IBNS): An Afghanistan police chief has been killed in a landmine blast in country's Hesarak district on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill prayer leader
Sep 11, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Kabul, Sept 11 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed a prayer leader in Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
13 Taliban militants killed Afghanistan air raids
Sep 11, 2016, at 02:23 pm
Kabul. Sept 11 (IBNS): At least 13 militants were killed during security forces' clearing operation in Afghanistan's central Logar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban captures 11 passengers in Afghanistan
Sep 08, 2016, at 10:07 pm
Kabul, Sept 8(IBNS}: In a major development, Taliban have kidnapped 11 passengers in the Bala Balok district of western Farah province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: UN aid chief calls for scaled-up support to one million people on the move
Sep 08, 2016, at 11:35 am
New York, Sept 8 (Just Earth News): Seeking $150 million for aid efforts in Afghanistan, the top United Nations relief official on Wednesday called on the international community to urgently scale up its support for the war-torn country so that it can meet the rising humanitarian needs of more than one million people who are on the move, either internally displaced or returning from neighbouring countries.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Shahr-i-Naw
Sep 06, 2016, at 03:43 pm
Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Shahr-Naw neighbourhood of Kabul city in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan suicide attacks kill 24
Sep 06, 2016, at 02:31 am
Kabul, Sept 5 (IBNS): Twin suicide bombings which rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday left at least 24 people killed.
Afghanistan: At least 11 foreign terrorists killed in airstrike
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:24 pm
Kabul, Sept 5 (IBNS): At least 11 foreign terrorists were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghanistan, in the country's southeastern Khost province, reports said.
Afghanistan: Collision kills 36
Sep 04, 2016, at 09:40 pm
Kabul,Sept 4 (IBNS): The collision between a bus and a trailer left at least 36 people killed in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
US-Canadian couple appear in Taliban video, pleads govt to change policy
Aug 31, 2016, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): A Canadian man and his American wife, who were captured by the Taliban in 2012 in Afghanistan following their visit to the nation, purportedly appeared in a video uploaded by the fringe unit, US watchdog SITE reported.