Taliban is committing violation of human rights in Afghanistan: Minister
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:11 am
Kabul: Justice Minister Fazel Ahmad Manawi has sent out a strong message to Taliban and said the group is guilty of war crimes for torturing and killing war hostages.
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:03 am
Beijing: A major report has shown that China’s semiconductor industry expansion efforts may raise the risks of overcapacity and investment inefficiency.
German academic's wife charged with spying for Beijing
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:49 am
Frankfurt: A German academic's wife has been charged with spying for China for nearly a decade, media reports said quoting German prosecutors .
Taliban claims to have killed Paktika deputy police chief, cops reject
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:41 am
Kabul: The Taliban group has claimed to have killed the deputy police chief of southeastern Paktika province in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Balkh youth complain of human rights violations taking place in conflict areas
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:27 am
Balkh: A number of youth and civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Sunday said human rights have been violated in the region as the Taliban capture areas.
Russia enhances contingent in exercise to take place close to Afghanistan border
Aug 04, 2021, at 01:11 am
Russia has enhanced the number of its military contingent in the joint trilateral exercises which is scheduled to be held in Tajikistan this month, just kilometres away from the war-ravaged Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Locals demonstrate against prolonged power cuts in Swabi
Aug 04, 2021, at 12:15 am
Swabi: People of Shewa Adda, Razaar tehsil headquarters and the adjoining villages in Pakistan on Monday blocked Swabi-Mardan Road for nearly three hours to protest against power cuts for several hours in the region.
Afghanistan, NATO discuss further cooperation after foreign troop withdrawal: Foreign Ministry
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar has met with NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo to discuss further cooperation after the international troops withdrawal, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists destroy 11 Salam telecom towers in Paktia
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists have destroyed eleven towers of the state-run Salam telecommunication network in Paktia region of war-torn Afghanstan recently, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban brutally tortures 12-year-old boy as his father is a security official
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists have beaten up a 12-year-old boy in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Gunmen kill policeman guarding anti-polio workers
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Peshawar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a policeman who was guarding polio vaccination workers in the Kot Attal Sharif area of Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Tuesday.
United Nations calls for ceasefire as 40 Afghan civilians killed in one day's fighting in Lashkagah
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) and the Afghan government fight for the control of the city of Lashkagah.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 375 Taliban terrorists
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan security forces killed 375 Taliban terrorists and wounded 193 others while conducting operations in several regions of the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Locals in Herat march against Taliban, VP Amrullah Saleh welcomes
Aug 03, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Herat: Announcing their support for Afghanistan government forces, locals united against Taliban and marched the streets of the western city of Herat on Monday night.
Afghanistan updates - Clashes continue in Herat city, Injil district
Aug 03, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Clashes continued in Herat city as well as the adjoining Injil district of Afghanistan as the conflict between Taliban and the Afghan security forces intensified.
Pakistan Minister says new restrictions to be imposed in major cities amid rising COVID-19 cases
Aug 03, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said new restrictions will be imposed in several major cities in the country to contain rising COVID-19 cases.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants in northern Samangan province
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Aybak/UNI/Xinhua: A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.
Chinese authorities in Tibet now demand information on relatives staying abroad
Aug 02, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Tibet are ordering the residents to turn over the names and other personal information of relatives living in exile communities outside Tibet, threatening loss of state benefits such as land and housing for non-compliance, displaying yet another attempt by Beijing to oppress Tibetans.
Journalists' association release report on the deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Hong Kong: On July 15, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) published their 2021 annual report on the effects of a repressive government on the media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supported its affiliate HKJA and the report’s findings.
China: Foreign journalists covering flood disaster harassed, claims IFJ
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Beijing: Foreign journalists reporting on the recent floods in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province on July 22 were harassed and threatened in Zhengzhou and on social media platforms, said The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
At least 20 dead, 90 injured over four days of fighting in Afghanistan’s Herat region: Reports
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:01 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least 20 people, including civilians, have died and another 90 were injured during the last four days of ongoing fighting with the Taliban (a terror group, banned in Russia) in the Afghan city of Herat and its outskirts, the Tolo News TV channel reports.
Pakistan cannot bear burden of hosting more Afghan refugees, says Pakistan NSA
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:51 am
Washington/Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees and that arrangements should be made to keep displaced Afghans inside their country instead of pushing them into Pakistan.
Political solution to Afghan issue cannot happen without US, says Pakistan NSA Yusuf
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:49 am
Washington/Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, who was in Washington to hold talks with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan, has said that he sensed a receptivity on the US side to work together with Pakistan on the Afghan issue and added that a political solution “cannot happen without US involvement”.
Pakistan procures four LNG cargoes at highest-ever prices
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:34 am
Islamabad; Pakistan, which has been battling a tough economic situation, has procured four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes at the highest-ever rates at $15.19-$15.49 per mmBtu for the month of September, media reports said.
Proxy war in Afghanistan: Demonstration held outside Sweden's Pakistan embassy
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:28 am
Stockholm: Protesting against Pakistan's involvement in a proxy war in Afghanistan, a demonstration was held outside the country's embassy in Sweden on Friday, media reports said.
International conference slams Pakistan blasphemy law
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:23 am
Islamabad: A recently held international conference has concluded that the blasphemy law in Pakistan is used in the country for abuse and harassment on the minorities.
US military may strike if terrorist camps are found within Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:15 am
Islamabad: The US has said its military would conduct strikes in Afghanistan if terrorist camps were found in the country.
Afghanistan: Rights groups blame Taliban for recent civilian deaths in Kandahar
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:09 am
Kandahar: Several human rights organizations have blamed Taliban terrorists for the death of dozens of civilians in Kandahar's Spin-Boldak district.
Terrorist groups are getting help from Pakistan Army, claims international news portal
Aug 02, 2021, at 03:42 am
Islamabad: A popular international news portal has claimed that the Pakistan Army continues to provide a safe zone for Al-Qaeda and the Taliban because of which these organisations are getting stronger and have captured almost 90% of the border.
Afghanistan: Kandahar airport closed temporarily after rocket strikes
Aug 01, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, AFP reported, as Taliban intensified offensive to capture more areas and counter military action by Afghan forces to contain and eliminate the armed group.