Afghanistan: Mortar mine blast kills 2 children

Kabul: At least two children died and two others were injured as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban flogs 11 people, including women, in Faizabad

Kabul:  The supreme court of the Taliban said that eleven people, including two women, were publicly flogged at a sports ground in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces raid IS hideout in Kabul

Kabul: Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid said onTuesday.

TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry

Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.

Afghanistan: Ex-Afghan MP killed in Kabul

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said a former woman member of the country's Parliament and one of her security guards have been killed in Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Kabul hotel which is popular among Chinese travellers

Kabul: Gunmen attacked a hotel, which is popular among Chinese travellers, in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill muezzin

Kabul: Unknown men killed a mosque’s muezzin, who performed the prayer call and taught children, in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Monday.

Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict

New York: The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt most keenly in Africa, the deputy UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday. 

Pakistan: Soldier dies close to Afghanistan border

Islamabad: A Pakistan Army soldier died while thwarting a terrorist attack from inside Afghanistan across the international border in North Waziristan district, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: TTP senior commander Omar Kahlid Khorasani killed

Paktika:  Outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) senior commander Omar Khalid Khorasani has been killed in Afghanistan's Paktika province, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill tribal leader while he was offering prayer

Jalalabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in Afghanistan's Chaparhar district when he was offering prayer, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Three blasts targeting school in Kabul leaves six people dead

Kabul: At least six people died and 11 others were hurt as  three blasts targeted a boy’s school in west Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Taliban leader directs Afghanistan military officials not to recruit teenage members to their ranking

Kabul: Supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhundzada has directed Afghanistan's military officials not to recruit teenage members to their ranking.

Afghanistan: Blast leaves 6 people dead 

Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday which left six people dead, media reports said on Sunday.

Top Pakistan Police official claims 90% of terrorist groups are operating from Afghanistan

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's top police official claimed over 90 percent of the terrorist groups are planning attacks and operating from Afghanistan.