Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:46 am
New York/IBNS: Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.
Double blasts kill 2, wound 8 in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city
Jul 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan/ Xinhua: Two people were killed and eight others injured as two blasts rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city in the capital of the northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said Thursday.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast leaves six killed in Helmand
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Sunday left at least six civilians killed, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Mortar shell attack leaves 10 people killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A mortar shell landed in a busy market in Sangin district of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
At least 5 Taliban members killed in blast in southeastern Afghan Paktia province - Police
Jun 28, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Two die as explosion rocks Kabul cityÂ
Jun 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least two people, including a woman, were killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Sunday.
US sanctions against international court staff a ‘direct attack’ on judicial independence
Jun 26, 2020, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The decision by the United States to authorize sanctions targeting staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “a direct attack to the institution’s judicial independence”, UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues
Jun 26, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in the country says.
About 6,500 Pakistan nationals operating as terrorists in Afghanistan, claims UN report
Jun 25, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Brussels: A UN Security Council report has claimed that about 6,500 Pakistani's are operating as terrorist ranks in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Six policemen dead in Taliban attack in Balkh of Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least six policemen were killed and one wounded in a suspected Taliban attack in the northern Balkh province on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday.
Militant attack leaves 9 security personnel dead in northern Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/UNI: Nine members of the Afghan security forces were killed and three injured when militant's attacked the police headquarter's of northern Kunduz province.
Afghanistan: UN condemns attacks on healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 22, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New York/IBNS: Fifteen attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan were recorded during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published on Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA.
Seven militants killed in Afghanistan eastern Ghazni province
Jun 22, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Ghazni/Xinhua: Seven militants were confirmed dead and five others wounded as clash flared up in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Sunday, said an army statement released here Monday.
Afghan forces kill 17 militants in eastern Paktika province
Jun 20, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Sharana/Xinhua/UNI: At total of 17 insurgents were killed and 12 others wounded as a clash erupted in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Friday, a statement of Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Roadside bomb kills 3 police, wounds 3 in W Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Three police were killed and three others sustained injury as a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the western Herat province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Jilani Farhad said.
Afghanistan: MSF withdraws from Dasht-e-Barchi hospital after terror attack
Jun 19, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced its decision to end activities and withdraw from Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, following the brutal May 12 attack in which 16 women were systematically shot dead in the maternity ward.
US reaches troops reduction target of 8,600 in Afghanistan: U.S. general
Jun 19, 2020, at 09:03 am
Washinton/Xinhua: The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the U.S.-Taliban deal, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
Twelve Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban Attack in Jawzjan
Jun 17, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 12 members of its security forces were killed in a violent confrontation with the Taliban, Afghan government confirmed on Wednesday.
Local IS leader arrested in eastern Afghanistan
Jun 17, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested four Islamic State (IS) members including one of the group's key leaders in eastern Kunar province, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Eleven Taliban militants, others killed
Jun 15, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least four members of the public uprising forces and 11 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes in northeastern Kapisa province, Mohammad Hussain Sanjini, head of provincial council, said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Doctor killed, two people injured in attacks
Jun 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two separate attacks have taken place in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, leaving one person dead and two others injured, a police source told Tolo News on Monday.
Afghan military repels Taliban attack, kills 2 militants during clashes - Reports
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan security forces repulsed the Taliban attack in the northern Faryab province of the country and killed two militants during the clashes, the Khaama Press News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army.
Seven Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: As many as seven Afghan policemen were killed in an attack by Taliban militants in the country's western Ghor province on Friday night, an official confirmed on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Blast in mosque leaves imam, three others killed
Jun 12, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least four people were killed as a blast rocked Sher Shah Suri Mosque in Kart-e-Char area in the west of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday, media reports said.
District police chief killed in Taliban attack in Eastern Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/UNI: A district police chief was killed and four other police officers wounded during clashes with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
Afghanistan records 684 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 684 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, totaling the number of patients infected with the disease to 22,143 in the country, said a statement of the ministry released Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Residents of Kunar allege Pakistan forces advanced towards Durand Line
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:58 am
Residents of Afghanistan's Kunar province have alleged that Pakistani forces have advanced towards the Afghan part of the Durand Line.
Former Afghan Senator shot dead by Taliban in eastern Logar province
Jun 09, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Former Afghan senator Abdul Wali Ahmadzai has been shot dead by Taliban militants in Pol-e Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, after being kidnapped, a spokesman for the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
Suspected 'Taliban' militants kill four members of family in Afghanistan Â
Jun 07, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists killed four members of a family, including a tribal elder, in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Jun 06, 2020, at 11:56 am
The glaring shortcomings and lacunae in the United States (US) – Taliban Agreement of 29 February have been outlined in several EFSAS publications, including the Commentary of 06-03-2020 titled ‘The US – Taliban Agreement: Vindication of terrorism and betrayal of the common Afghan’.