US military blames Taliban for recent attacks on bases in southern Afghanistan - Reports
Aug 31, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US military officials hold the Taliban responsible for the recent rocket attacks against the Camp Bastion air base and the Camp Dwyer forward operating base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, The New York Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold bilateral talks
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistani and Afghan officials will hold talks in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday to review bilateral cooperation in various fields including security and economy, Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves one person killed
Aug 30, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: A blast in Kabul city of Afghanistan left one person dead and another wounded, media reports said on Sunday.
US to probe Pakistan’s ISIS terrorists in Syria
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:20 am
Islamabad: Making the situation tough for PM Imran Khan, United States has started an investigation into the role of Pakistanis in the Islamic State movement in Syria, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Actress injured in Kabul shooting
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan actress, who is also an employee of the country's Interior Ministry, was injured in a shooting incident in Kabul city, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban member arrested
Aug 24, 2020, at 12:11 am
Kabul: Afghanistan defence officials on Sunday confirmed a key Taliban member who used to lead an insurgency group in Shakardara district of Kabul city has been arrested.
Three explosions rock Kabul city, one dead
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Kabul: Three explosions rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Saturday which left one security personnel killed and four others injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani asks Taliban to endorse peace process
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:37 am
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday asked the Taliban group to end the ongoing violence and endorse the peace process.
Afghanistan Army asks security personnel to be ready to return fire against Pakistan
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:32 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Army has directed its personnel to prepare for retaliatory fire against the Pakistani military after cross border shelling killed nine Afghan civilians and left 50 others wounded.
Two killed in clash between Pakistan-Afghanistan forces in Kandahar
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: At least two people were killed and 21 others were hurt in a clash between Afghanistan and Pakistan forces in Spin Boldhak of Kandahar province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Blasts claim 2 lives, wound 2 in Afghanistan's Kabul
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two persons lost their lives and two others were injured in two bomb blasts that rocked two different parts of Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Kabul police spokesman Ferdaus Faramarz said.
Two officers killed in attack on security post in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Militants have attacked a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, leaving two police officers killed and two others injured, a security source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Pakistan reaffirms support for Afghan peace in Independence Day message
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad/Sputnik: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry wished Afghanistan a happy Independence Day on Wednesday, reiterating support for peace in the "brotherly" nation.
Ten People wounded in Kabul rocket fire ahead of independence day - Reports
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least ten people have been wounded in rocket fire that hit several districts of the Afghan capital city of Kabul on the eve of the 101th National Independence Day, Tolo News broadcaster reported Tuesday.
Afghanistan marks 101st anniversary of independence
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan on Tuesday marked the 101st anniversary of its independence from the British occupation amid the worsening security situation.
Two Taliban members planning to send mine killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Aug 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Two members of the Taliban group who were planning to send a mine were killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the press service of the local police headquarters said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: More action needed to stop killings of human rights defenders
Aug 15, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New York: The death of nine human rights defenders since the beginning of this year marks “the emergence of a truly alarming trend", an independent UN rights expert said on Friday, calling on Afghanistan to prevent any further killings.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban attack leaves two engineers killed
Aug 14, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: A suspected Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Kabul-Parwan highway has left two engineers killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen set school on fire
Aug 14, 2020, at 09:12 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen set a school on fire in the Taleqan city of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, media reports said.
Kabul starts to release 400 Taliban prisoners, 80 of them already free
Aug 14, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan authorities have started to release the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners, with 80 of them being already free, the Office of the National Security Council said on Friday.
Ex- Afghanistan intelligence chief slams Pakistan's ISI, calls it 'termites'
Aug 11, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has described Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as “termites”.
Two women killed in attack on rickshaw in Afghanistan's western Herat province - Police
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Two women were killed in an attack on a rickshaw in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Durand Line on Afghan-Pak border is turning bloodier than LoC: Expert
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Journalist Francesca Marino feels that the ongoing conflict on the Durand Line, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has now become more 'bloodier' than Line of Control.
Afghanistan: Taliban mortar attack leaves 9 people wounded
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: At least nine members of a family were wounded as a mortar round fired by Taliban militants landed on their house in Afghanistan, media reports said.
World Bank rebuffs Pakistan, refuses to mediate in Indus water sharing issue
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad/UNI: In a rebuff to Pakistan, the World Bank has refused to unilaterally decide on appointment of a neutral expert or Court of Arbitration (COA) for settling the dispute over the water sharing agreement between India and Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and suggested that the two countries mutually decide the matter.
Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday.
Chaman Incident: Afghans protest against Pakistan
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest in Kandahar to condemn last week’s deadly incident at Chaman crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Jalalabad
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Members of the UN Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, that left at least 29 people – including civilians – dead.
ISIS Khorasan branch new leader is Pak-based Haqqani Network terrorist, claims Afghanistan Minister
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:40 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan minister has claimed that the new leader of ISIS Khorasan branch in the country is a Pakistan-based Haqqani Network terrorist.
Afghanistan: Afghan forces arrest top ISIS leader
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested a top commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), media reports said on Wednesday.