Civilian casualties in Afghanistan set to hit unprecedented highs in 2021: UN
Jul 27, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Kabul: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp increase in killings and injuries since May when international military forces began their withdrawal and the fighting intensified following the Taliban’s offensive, the UN said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Security force members take back Kaldar district from Taliban
Jul 27, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kabul: Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) members have taken back Kaldar district from Taliban group, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: UN report warns expanding threat from ISIS, Al-Qaeda
Jul 27, 2021, at 12:08 am
Kabul: In its new report, the United Nations has warned that the threat from terror groups such as Islamic State and Al-Qaeda is expanding in many places in Afghanistan where the security situation remains fragile with uncertainty surrounding the peace process and a risk of further deterioration.
Afghanistan: Mine blast leaves 5 militants killed, one Taliban leader hurt
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Kabul: At least five Taliban militants died and a key commander of the group was injured as a mine blast hit their car in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 89 Taliban terrorists in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces killed 89 Taliban terrorists while conducting operations in several provinces in the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
US to continue airstrikes to support Afghan forces; fighting to intensify
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kabul: The United States will continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attacks from the insurgent Taliban, the chief of CentComm said, as foreign forces have drawn down troops in Afghanistan.
Assassination bid on former president: Maldives concludes probe, names ringleader
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Maldivian authorities have concluded the probe into the case involving the failed assassination bid on the country’s former President Mohammed Nasheed and also revealed the identities of ten people, including the mastermind. On 6 May this year, a homemade IED bomb wrapped in a motorcycle exploded near Nasheed’s home in capital Male when he approached his car, leaving him critically injured. He is currently recuperating after treatment in Germany.
Afghanistan: Planner of rocket attack on Presidential Palace arrested
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested the organizer of the rocket attacks on the Presidential Palace during Eid prayers along with three others from Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Lloyd Austin tells Afghan forces to slow down Taliban's momentum
Jul 26, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Kabul: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the Afghanistan security forces should first make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum before attempting to retake territory.
COVID-19 mass virus testing: China closing county near Myanmar
Jul 26, 2021, at 10:04 pm
The Chinese government on Saturday said everyone in a county in the southwest region near Myanmar will be tested for the coronavirus following a spike in infections.
Islamabad, Beijing want all warring parties in Afghanistan to agree on a comprehensive ceasefire
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Beijing: China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently held the 3rd round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Afghanistan: Taliban captures Naray District
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban has claimed its members have captured Naray District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan.
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:09 pm
Kabul: Commander of the US CENTCOM and of the residual US forces in Kabul General Kenneth F. McKenzie on Sunday visited Kabul city where he met President Ashraf Ghani to discuss the security situation and US support for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
Afghanistan: Locals in Ghazni claim Taliban killed 43 civilians, security forces
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:01 pm
Kabul: Residents of Malistan district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province have claimed that the Taliban shot and killed 43 civilians and security force members after the group attacked the district earlier this month, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan deploys army troopers along Durand Line with Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Peshawar: Pakistan Army troops have now replaced paramilitary forces on the Durand Line, its international land border with Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban slowly gaining control over Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kabul: While the Afghanistan forces wage a relentless offensive against the insurgents killing at least 175 in just the past two days, media reports said the Taliban is slowly gaining control over Afghanistan soil ever since the foreign forces are moving out of the war-ravaged country.
Pakistan DG ISI in Beijing for strategic talks with Chinese officials: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hameed on Friday arrived in Beijing to hold strategic talks with Chinese officials, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Two women charged with ‘seditious’ children’s book publishing sent to custody
Jul 26, 2021, at 04:06 am
Hong Kong: Two Hong Kong women, who have been accused of publishing seditious children’s books featuring sheep, have been sent to custody, media reports said on Sunday.
China threatens to impose reciprocal sanctions against 6 US individuals
Jul 26, 2021, at 04:00 am
Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said his nation will impose sanctions against six individuals and one entity of the US.
Afghanistan: 175 Taliban terrorists killed in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 12:08 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence on Sunday said as many as 175 terrorists were killed during operations conducted in several provinces in the country in the past 24 hours,
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:27 am
Beijing: French co-owner of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in China’s southern Guangdong province, on Thursday said it might be left with no other option but to shut down amid troubles faced by it.
China's treatment towards Uyghur: Netherland's Arnhem city breaks ties with Wuhan
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:18 am
Arnhem in Netherlands has severed sister-city ties with China's Wuhan over Beijing's treatment of Uyghur people.
Afghanistan: 100 civilians may have been killed after fall of Spin Boldak
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:57 am
Kandahar: Unidentified gunmen have killed over a 100 civilians in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan registers 1mn COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2021, at 01:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has now become the 30th nation in the world to cross the grim milestone of 1 million cases.
China: Fourteen dead, 26 injured in warehouse fire
Jul 25, 2021, at 01:10 am
Changchun/UNI/Xinhua: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and 26 injured after a fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at a warehouse in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said.
Lebanon: Public water system on the verge of collapse, UNICEF warns
Jul 24, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or more than four million people, at immediate risk of losing access to safe supply, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Friday.
Afghanistan: US air strike hits Taliban fighting positions in Kandahar
Jul 24, 2021, at 05:15 pm
The US military launched four airstrikes recently which targeted military equipment seized by the Taliban, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina sends mangoes to Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jul 24, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent mangoes to her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan as “a gesture of goodwill”, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan conflict: ANDSF retakes Korakh district
Jul 24, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Kabul: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) on Friday retook control of the Karokh district in Afghanistan which was captured by Taliban, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rise in COVID-19 cases in Sindh forces authority to impose restrictions from Monday
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has decided to impose restrictions from Monday onwards as COVID-19 cases once again started to rise in the Pakistan province.