Afghan Army Pilot shot dead in Kandahar
Dec 30, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan military helicopter pilot was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in PD14 of Kandahar city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill two revenue department workers in Ghazni
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead two revenue department workers in Afghanistan's Ghazni region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan supports Taliban, Al-Qaeda: Afrasiab Khattak
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Kabul: A senior Pakistani leader has said the South Asian nation supports not only the Taliban but also Al-Qaeda to gain their regional goals.
Security forces kill 7 Taliban members in southern Afghanistan: Defence Ministry
Dec 27, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Seven Taliban militants have been killed after the Afghan military foiled an attack on security checkpoints in the southern Afghan district of Zheria, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Taliban presence in Pakistan jeopardises Afghanistan Peace: Afghan Foreign Ministry
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan Foreign ministry on Friday said that Taliban presence in Pakistan is a threat to peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill activist Ferashta Kohistani
Dec 25, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot dead activist Ferashta Kohistani and her brother Shahram in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, media reports said on Friday.
Kabul and Islamabad engage in blame game over border fencing, says report
Dec 24, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Islamabad: The border fencing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has emerged as the main sources of the blame game between Kabul and Islamabad.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill activist and FEFA CEO Yousuf Rasheed in Kabul
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Kabul: An attack by unknown gunmen left the CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) dead on Wednesday morning, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: Khost roadside blast leaves four killed
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Kabul: At least four people were killed and eight others were hurt in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Khost province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul bombing leaves lawmaker hurt
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:24 am
Kabul: Parliamentarian Khan Mohammad Wardak was hurt in a car bomb blast in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill three civilians including a woman
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Gardez: Unidentified gunmen have killed three civilians, including a woman, in Gardez region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Helmand blast leaves two dead
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Saturday left at least two people killed and four others wounded, media reports said on Saturday.
US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan hit by at least 4 rockets
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Bagram airbase, the largest US military base in Afghanistan, has come under rocket fire, Wahida Shahkar, a representative for the governor of Parwan province, said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Three people, including child, found murdered in Herat
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: Three people, including a child and a woman, have been found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan's Injil district of Herat province, media reports said.
Afghanistan issue: US-Taliban to meet on Jan 5, says Qureshi
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the next rounds of talks between the US and Afghan Taliban over the issue of establishing peace in Afghanistan will be held on Jan 5.
Afghanistan: Blast in Ghazni leaves 15 dead
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:03 am
Kabul: A blast in Ghazni province in Afghanistan on Friday left at least 15 people killed and 20 others injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill local imam
Dec 14, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Suspected Taliban terrorists shot dead an Imam in Lash Juwayn district of Afghanistan's Farah region on Monday, media reports said.
Afghan security forces kill over 60 Taliban militants in Kandahar: Authorities
Dec 13, 2020, at 08:42 pm
KABUL/Sputnik:The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Sunday that 63 Taliban militants, including seven suicide attackers, had been killed and 29 others injured in the southern province of Kandahar over the past 72 hours.
Afghanistan: Rockets fired in different parts of Kabul, 1 killed
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and another was hurt as multiple rockets were fired on different parts of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
US on path to reduce troop levels to 2,500 in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Washington/UNI: The US military is on track to have forces drawn down to 2,500 in Afghanistan by the middle of January as planned, CENTCOM commander Gen Frank McKenzie said.
Afghanistan: Security officials seize IED factory during search operation in Khoghyani
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have seized an Improvised Explosive Devices factory during a search operation conducted in Khoghyani district of the country, media reports said on Friday.
Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New York: Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant step forward in legal efforts to protect them, according to a UN report published jointly on Monday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Afghan forces kill 28 Taliban militants in Uruzgan, Kandahar provinces
Dec 06, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Afghan forces have killed 28 Taliban insurgents during a series of operations in the provinces of Uruzgan and Kandahar, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
Afghan, foreign military operation in Nangarhar province kills 24 Taliban militants
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: A joint military operation comprising Afghan and foreign forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar has left 24 Taliban insurgents dead and seven more wounded, the governor's office in the province said in a statement on Saturday.
ICRC employee kidnapped in central Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 29, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted in Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province, the Ariana News TV channel reported on Sunday.
Car blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar leaves 18 people injured
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least 18 people were injured as a result of an explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's 1TV News reported on Wednesday, citing health authorities.
Afghanistan conference draws donor pledges and calls for lasting ceasefire
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:22 pm
New York: International donors pledged financial and political support for Afghanistan’s peace process at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, anticipating a sustainable ceasefire that will help the country rebuild and heal after decades of conflict.
Afghanistan registers 290 fresh nCoV cases
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: The death toll from the Novel Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan has risen to 1,712, with 17 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.
UK pledges up to $207mln of development funding in 2021 to Afghanistan - Minister of State
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom is pledging up to 155 million pounds ($207 million) of development funding to Afghanistan for the next year, UK Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said Tuesday.
NATO will not let IS 'rebuild' in Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Brussels/UNI: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that NATO will never-ever allow Islamic State terrorist group to rebuild itself in Afghanistan.