11 militants killed in Southern Afghanistan: gov't
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Tirin Kot, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven Taliban militants were killed during an operation conducted by Afghan National Army commando forces in southern Uruzgan province during Friday night, Afghan Defence Ministry said Saturday.
US envoy arrives in Kabul to meet Afghan Prez later on Saturday: Source
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul where he plans to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani later on Saturday, a source told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:03 am
Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released its annual report on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 08:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released annual reports on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Jan 31, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Globally Bangladesh is a model for poverty reduction: World Bank
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:38 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The World Bank reiterated its commitment to help Bangladesh sustain high economic growth, as the World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer concluded a three-day visit to the country.
Afghan air raids kill 2 Taliban commander in western Herat province
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:19 am
Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Two Taliban commanders have been confirmed killed as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Zawal district of Afghanistan's western Herat province, provincial governor's spokesman Jilani Farhad said Wednesday.
Four students in China diagnosed with coronavirus: Pakistan
Jan 29, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Wednesday said four of its nationals in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus.
Jan 29, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said 35 Chinese workers, who are working under the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, are under observation.
Afghan National Army releases 62 officers from Taliban prison in country's North: Official
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces have broken into a Taliban prison in the country's northwestern Badghis province to release its officers, Badghis Governor Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Rights groups, Pashtuns demand release of arrested human rights leader Manzoor Pashteen
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: Human rights groups and Pashtuns took to streets in Pakistan and Afghanistan demanding the release of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief and rights activist Manzoor Pashteen who was arrested arbitrarily on charges of sedition and sent to Peshawar's Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand on Monday.
Woman, her nephew die following sudden fever in Bangladesh village
Jan 27, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Leaving people panicked, a woman and her nephew died after following fever in a Bangladeshi village, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Ten militants killed
Jan 27, 2020, at 04:56 pm
JalalabadA, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Security forces have killed 10 armed insurgents and recaptured 17 villages in Shirzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province, said an army statement here Monday.
Yet another Hindu girl abducted, converted and married to Muslim man in Pakistan
Jan 27, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In yet another incident in Pakistan, a Hindu woman was abducted, converted and then married to a Muslim man in the country's Matiari district in Sindh province, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Passengers aircraft crashes in Ghazni
Jan 27, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An Ariana airplane crashed in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh trying to evacuate its nationals stranded in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:53 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is trying to evacuate its nationals who are currently stranded in Wuhan city of China where coronavirus outbreak occurred.
Six Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan's Balkh province: reports
Jan 26, 2020, at 08:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Six Taliban fighters have been killed on the spot during an airstrike in the village of Buka in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, the MenaFN news outlet reported, citing a spokesman for the provincial military.
Pakistan: 2 die as car, US Embassy vehicle collide in Islamabad
Jan 26, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least two people were killed as two cars, one of which belonged to the United States Embassy in Islamabad, collided in the Pakistani city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Kabul leaves one killed
Jan 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least one person was killed as an IED blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 20 hurt as unknown people throw grenade on wedding ceremony
Jan 26, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown people threw a grenade at a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 20 people wounded, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghan forces kill 7 Taliban militants in Ghazni province
Jan 25, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Afghan forces have killed at least seven Taliban militants in a fierce conflict in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an army statement said Saturday.
Four people injured in southern Afghanistan in rocket attack on helicopter: Military
Jan 25, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Four servicemen have been injured as a rocket hit a military helicopter in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Two suspected New JMB members arrested
Jan 25, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Khulna/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two suspected Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB) members from the country's Khulna town, media reports said on Saturday.
Teen gangraped in Afghanistan's Bamyan province
Jan 25, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Bamyan/IBNS: A group of unidentified men gangraped a 15-year-old girl in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, media reports said on Saturday.
Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested
Jan 24, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.
Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.
Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.
Imran Khan pitches for tourism in Pakistan at Davos
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, made a strong pitch for promoting tourism in his country which hosts the remains of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
Taliban militants surrender in Afghan province
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.