Pakistan minister admits Islamabad has been 'custodian' of Taliban
Sep 02, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has said Islamabad has long been the ‘custodian’ of the Taliban.
Afghanistan: Police Commander killed in suicide attack
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Police Commander of Kuz Kunar district in the eastern state of Nangarhar in the terrorism-affected country of Afghanistan was killed on Tuesday, when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in the district market.
Afghanistan: UN shocked and outraged over deadly attacks on maternity hospital and funeral
May 13, 2020, at 01:07 pm
New York/IBNS: Perpetrators behind two separate deadly attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday must be brought to justice, top UN officials have said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets funeral ceremony in Nangarhar, several killed
May 12, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A suicide bomber targeted a funeral ceremony in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province which left at least 47 people wounded or killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:56 pm
New York/IBNS: There can be no sustainable peace in Afghanistan if women are not at the negotiating table, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ambassadors and activists at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.
United States-Taliban deal: UN welcomes efforts to reach political settlement in Afghanistan
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:16 pm
New York/IBNS: On Saturday the United Nations called for further reductions in violence in Afghanistan, and for the conditions for intra-Afghan peace talks to be met, following the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
Afghanistan: Militants kill judge
Feb 18, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Taliban militants has killed a primary court judge in Afghanistan's western Herat province, a local official said Tuesday.
Afghan forces kill 6 militants in northern Jawzjan province
Feb 03, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Sheberghan, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Six militants have been confirmed dead as a clash flared up in Khanaqa district of the northern Jawzjan province, provincial government spokesman Abdul Marouf Azar said on Monday.
Afghanistan government to release Anas Haqqani and two other senior Taliban leaders
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday confirmed the release of Anas Haqqani from Bagram prison, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Journalist, three other civilians killed in explosion
Sep 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Kabul, Sept 25 (IBNS): An explosion hit Kandahar province of Afghanistan and killed at least four people which included a journalist, media reports said on Wednesday.
Officer killed, 2 civilians injured as blast targets police van in E Afghan city
Aug 06, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Khost, Afghanistan, Aug 6 (Xinhua/UNI) One police officer was killed and two civilians were injured as a blast targeted a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan's Khost city on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Haider Adil said.
Afghanistan: Herat road side bomb blast leaves 34 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A road side bomb blast in Afghanistan's Herat-Kandahar Highway on Wednesday left at least 34 people killed, media reports said.
Two foreigners among 13 militants killed in N. Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Maimana, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghanistan's government forces carried out airstrikes killing 13 militants affiliated to the Taliban group including a shadow deputy district chief and two foreign fighters, in northern Faryab province, an official said Saturday.
At least 30 militants, 7 security forces killed in clash in Afghanistan
May 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Pul-e-Khumri, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 30 militants have been killed as Taliban offensive to overrun Burka district in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province was repulsed on Friday, provincial government spokesman Mahmoud Haqmal said.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 4 militants outside Tirin Kot city
May 02, 2019, at 12:05 pm
Tirin Kot, May 2 (Xinhua): At least four militants have been killed and three others injured as the security forces' fighting aircraft targeted Taliban hideouts outside Tirin Kot city, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said an army statement released here Thursday.
Leaders among 42 Taliban militants killed in E. Afghanistan airstrikes
May 01, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) More than 40 militants loyal to the Taliban group, including three of their local commanders, have been killed, following a spate of joint Afghan and foreign coalition forces operations in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an official said Wednesday.
Afghan forces kill eight militants in northern Sari Pul province
May 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) A total of eight militants have been killed and seven others sustained injuries as clash flared up in Sangcharak district of Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul province on Tuesday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb hit police vehicle in Nangarhar, 2 killed
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday which left at least two people, including a police officer, killed, media reports said.
Twin blasts rock Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, 3 killed
Apr 06, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Jalalabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in twin blasts which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghan special forces kill 35 Taliban militants in country's north
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (Sputnik/UNI): Afghan Special Forces have killed at least 35 Taliban terrorists and destroyed a large cache of weapons and explosives in the Taliban-dominated Kunduz province in the country's north, local media reported on Tuesday.
Qatar plans to host conference on Afghanistan with Russia's participation
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Doha Mar 19 (Sputnik/IBNS) Doha is planning to host a conference on the settlement of the Afghan conflict with the participation of Qatari and Russian representatives, Russian Ambassador to Qatar Nurmakhmad Kholov told Sputnik.
Mar 06, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Kabul. Mar 6 (IBNS): A group of gunmen attacked a construction company’s office in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan and left three workers killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves three wounded
Feb 26, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least three people wounded, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban arrested in Kabul
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:57 am
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested at least four members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban group during an operation in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan : Ten Taliban and ISIS-K militants killed
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS) :More than ten militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan groups have been killed during the operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in various provinces of the country.
23 ISIS-K and Taliban militants killed in Afghan and Coalition Forces operations
Jan 30, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Kabul, Jan 30 (IBNS) :At least 23 ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) and Taliban militants were killed during separate operations and airstrikes of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in the past 24 hours.
Afghanistan: Motorcycle bomb blast in Khost kills 2
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:47 am
Kabul, Jan 9 (IBNS): A motorcycle bomb blast in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province left at least two civilians killed on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : 16 Taliban militants killed in airstrike
Jan 07, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Jan 7 (IBNS) : At least 16 militants of the Taliban group were killed and an operations center of the group was destroyed in an airstrike conducted in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Monday.
Afghanistan: Paktika bombing leaves 2 dead
Jan 01, 2019, at 09:41 am
Kabul, Jan 1 (IBNS): A bomb blast outside a hotel in southeastern Paktika province on Monday left at least two people dead and five others injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new polling dates following election delays
Jan 01, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, Jan 1 (IBNS): Amid reports that Afghanistan’s 2019 presidential election may be postponed, local electoral authorities confirmed a polling date delay; a decision the UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed for its clarity on Monday.