Afghanistan: Suicide bomber shot dead before reaching target in Kandahar

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:31 pm

Kandahar/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed a suicide bomber who was looking to carry out an attack in Zherai district, officials said on Tuesday.

UN condemns deadly attack in Afghan capital

Mar 08, 2020, at 06:52 pm

New York/IBNS: The United Nations has underscored its solidarity with Afghanistan following a deadly attack in the capital, Kabul, on Friday.

India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.

Afghanistan: Three more coronavirus cases reported

Mar 07, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Saturday reported three more confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the number of patients infected by it to four.

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul attack

Mar 07, 2020, at 09:08 am

Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul on Friday which claimed 27 lives.

Afghanistan: 27 killed as gunmen attack ceremony in Kabul

Mar 06, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An attack took place at a ceremony on Friday, which was marking the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party, where Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other politicians were attending,  and left 27 people killed, media reports said.

‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan alleged war crimes

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:13 am

New York/IBNS: Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - and beyond its borders – linked to Afghan, Taliban and US troops, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday.

U.S. forces conduct 1st airstrike against Taliban after peace deal

Mar 04, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a U.S.-Taliban deal was signed.

No commitment to release Taliban prisoners: Ashraf Ghani

Mar 01, 2020, at 06:45 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A day after the Taliban group and the US signed a peace deal, Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said his government has not pledged to free Taliban prisoners.

Historic peace treaty signed between Taliban and US ends nearly 19 years of conflict in Afghanistan

Feb 29, 2020, at 09:58 pm

Doha/IBNS: After nearly 19 years of hostilities, United States signed a peace deal with Taliban which came after months of negotiations between the representatives of the two sides here.

NATO Secretary General visits the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Feb 29, 2020, at 10:40 am

Kabul/IBNS: The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, is currently visiting the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Afghan government sends officials to Qatar at Taliban’s request : sources

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan government has sent a delegation to Qatar at the request of the Taliban, days before the militant group and the United States are supposed to sign a peace deal there, sources from the Afghan presidential palace told Sputnik on Thursday.

Coronavirus reaches Afghanistan capital Kabul

Feb 28, 2020, at 09:49 am

Kabul/IBNS: With Coronavirus spreading across several nations in the world since its outbreak in China,  15 suspect cases of the disease infected people were reported from  Kabul, Baghlan, Herat, and Ghor provinces in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Police arrest 3 over weapons smuggling in eastern Afghan province

Feb 27, 2020, at 06:48 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Police in Afghan eastern province of Nangarhar have arrested three people in connection to the smuggling of a large batch of weapons, the country's Interior Ministry said Thursday.

Pompeo says US-Taliban deal to include timeline for troops withdrawal, intra-Afghan negotiations

Feb 26, 2020, at 10:27 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that a possible US-Taliban peace deal will include a timetable for conditions-based US troop withdrawals and the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations.

All Afghans should unite for peace: Ghani

Feb 24, 2020, at 07:34 pm

Kabul,/Sputnik: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani who was re-elected recently has called on the Afghan people to unite to find peace, in a press statement delivered after a meeting with tribal leaders at the Presidential Palace on Monday.

Afghanistan reports three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat

Feb 24, 2020, at 09:53 am

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan officials have reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan exceed 10,000 for 6th straight year: UN report

Feb 23, 2020, at 09:28 am

United Nations/Xinhua: More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed or injured last year, UN News reported Saturday, citing a United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

Afghanistan records 10,000 civilian casualties for sixth straight year: UN

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Parties to the conflict in Afghanistan killed and injured more than 10,000 civilians in 2019, according to a new United Nations report that describes continuing record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

Police arrest 6 drug traffickers in Afghanistan: gov't

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) have arrested six narcotic drug traffickers in five provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

Over 50 Taliban militants surrender in 2 Afghan provinces: Defense Ministry

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: More than 50 members of the Taliban movement have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in the country's provinces of Herat and Ghor, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Foreign military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan because of Taliban attack: statement

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A foreign military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Monday in a Taliban attack, according to the movement's statement.

Kandahar: 5 Taliban terrorists killed

Feb 16, 2020, at 04:29 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Conducting an operation in south Kandahar province, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have killed five suspected Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.

US tells Ghani ready to use lethal force if Taliban violates deal with Washington: Reports

Feb 16, 2020, at 12:23 am

Moscow/Sputnik:  US officials have assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan delegates that Washington will not abandon Afghanistan after signing an agreement on the reduction of violence with the Taliban movement and is ready to use lethal force if the deal is violated, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Munich.

Airstrikes kill 8 civilians in E. Afghan province: official

Feb 15, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eight local villagers, including a child, were killed following airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Pakistani family, seize explosives

Feb 15, 2020, at 03:59 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces recently arrested a Pakistani family in Ghazni province and seized a large cache of explosives belonging to Taliban, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kunduz province, five killed

Feb 14, 2020, at 04:12 pm

Kunduz/IBNS: At least five children were killed in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Friday.

Fighting leaves 13 militants dead in Afghanistan

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:42 pm

Pul-e-Khumri, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 13 militants including a Taliban local commander have been confirmed dead and 10 others wounded in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province, police spokesman in the restive province Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Wednesday.

7 killed in suicide explosion in Kabul, amid U.S.-Taliban talks

Feb 11, 2020, at 05:47 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: At least seven people were killed and 13 others wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a military university in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, amidst ongoing talks between United States and Afghan Taliban.

Afghanistan: Six killed in suicide bomb attack

Feb 11, 2020, at 01:02 pm

Kabul/UNI: As many as six people were killed and 12 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself outside a military university on the western side of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, Afghan Ministry of Interior confirmed.