Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani calls Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Sep 03, 2018, at 03:44 pm

Islamabad, Sept 3 (IBNS:): Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani called  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi  on Monday, and congratulated him on his appointment as the minister of the country.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills ISIS leader

Sep 03, 2018, at 03:38 pm

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The US on Monday confirmed the killing of an Islamic State leader in Afghanistan during an airstrike carried out by the coalition forces in the Asian nation.

Afghanistan: Two blasts leave 6 cops hurt

Sep 03, 2018, at 08:55 am

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): Two bomb blasts in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Sunday left at least six police personnel injured, media reports said.

Pakistan: Imran Khan says implementation of 100-day plan is a primary target of his government

Sep 02, 2018, at 09:06 pm

Islamabad, Sept 2 (IBNS): Pakistan's new PM Imran Khan has informed the bureaucracy and the Punjab cabinet during his recent meeting that his government's primary target is to implement the 100-day plan.

Imran Khan launches one-day tree plantation campaign in Pakistan

Sep 02, 2018, at 08:48 pm

Islamabad, Sept 2 (IBNS): Pakistan's new PM Imran Khan on Sunday launched one-day tree plantation campaign across the nation.

Afghanistan: Three people killed in helicopter crash

Sep 02, 2018, at 05:02 pm

Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province left at least three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.

Roadside bombing leaves two officials injured in Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2018, at 05:33 pm

Kabul, Sept 1 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least two senior officials wounded, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Landmine explosion in Achin kills 4 cops

Aug 31, 2018, at 04:03 pm

Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): A landmine explosion in Afghanistan's Achin district on Thursday left at least four policemen killed, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan : ISIS leader Yasir Khurasani killed with five comrades in drone strike

Aug 30, 2018, at 04:36 pm

Kabul, Aug 30 (IBNS) :A leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) Yasir Khurasani was killed with his five comrades during an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Herat blast kills one, injures six others

Aug 30, 2018, at 02:20 pm

Kabul, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least one civilian was killed and six others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghanistan: Foreign airstrike kills Taliban shadow district governor in Kapisa

Aug 29, 2018, at 03:08 pm

Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): At least three insurgents, including a Taliban shadow district governor, were killed in an airstrike carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, reports said.

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar rejects UN report, says it does not support human rights violation

Aug 29, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Naypyidaw, Aug 29 (IBNS): Days after a UN report said that top military leaders in Myanmar must face genocide charges pertaining to the Rohingya crisis, the country has rejected it.

Bangladesh : Woman journalist hacked to death at doorstep of home

Aug 29, 2018, at 02:16 pm

Dhaka, Aug 29 (IBNS) : A woman journalist of a television channel in Bangladesh was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in front of her residence in Pabna district town on Tuesday night.

Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 2, four hurt

Aug 28, 2018, at 07:16 pm

Kabul, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when their car crashed into a military ambulance near the capital of northern Samangan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 2 AAF personnel shot dead in Kabul

Aug 28, 2018, at 12:11 pm

Kabul, Aug 28 (IBNS): Two personnel of the  Afghan Air Force (AAF) were shot dead by unknown people in Kabul on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan's Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa condoles John McCain's death

Aug 27, 2018, at 04:35 pm

Islamabad, Aug 27 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday condoled the death of US Senator John McCain.

Iran: Magnitude 6 earthquake kills at least 2, injures over 300

Aug 27, 2018, at 12:55 pm

Tehran, Aug 27 (IBNS): A magnitude 6 earthquake killed at least two people, after it struck Iran on Sunday, reports said.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic visits Afghanistan, meets Ashraf Ghani

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:38 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani met his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic as she visited the South Asian nation on Sunday.

ISIS leader killed during airstrike in Afghanistan

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:20 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): An ISIS leader in Afghanistan was killed during an airstrike in Nangarhar area of the country on Saturday night, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan remembers 'great friend' US Senator John McCain

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:00 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday condoled the death of US Senator John McCain and called him a 'great friend' of his nation.

Pakistan condoles US senator John McCain's death

Aug 26, 2018, at 09:06 pm

Islamabad, Aug 26 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday condoled the death of US senator John McCain.

Bangladesh: Road accident claims 13 lives

Aug 25, 2018, at 08:06 pm

Dhaka, Aug 25 (IBNS): A bus collided with a human hauler in Bangladesh city of Natore, leaving at least 13 people killed on Saturday, media reports said.

Ambassador of US in Pakistan David Hale meets Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Aug 25, 2018, at 03:47 pm

Islamabad, Aug 25 (IBNS): The outgoing Ambassador of US in Pakistan, Ambassador David Hale, paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad explosion kills two

Aug 25, 2018, at 02:31 pm

Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least two people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday morning.

Airstrike in Afghanistan kills five Islamic State terrorists

Aug 24, 2018, at 03:17 pm

Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan left five Islamic State terrorists killed, media reports said.

No nation can progress unless it demonstrates spirit of sacrifice: Khan

Aug 22, 2018, at 07:27 pm

Islamabad, Aug 22 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said that no nation could progress in the world unless it showed the spirit of sacrifice.

UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto wishes Afghanistan people on Eid-ul-Adha

Aug 21, 2018, at 06:38 pm

Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS):  UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto has wished people of Afghanistan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.

All militants involved in Kabul rocket attack killed: Reports

Aug 21, 2018, at 04:07 pm

Kabul, Aug 21(IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed all the attackers involved in the rocket firing incident in different parts of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.

UN mission welcomes Afghan government’s announcement of Eid holiday ceasefire

Aug 21, 2018, at 08:56 am

New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): After a surge in hostilities in Afghanistan over the past weeks, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed on Monday the Government’s announcement of a conditional ceasefire for the Eid al-Adha holiday and called on warring parties to use this “momentum” to put an end to the conflict.

Afghanistan: Over 150 bus passengers kidnapped by Taliban militants near Kunduz highway

Aug 20, 2018, at 12:41 pm

Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): Over 150 passengers have been kidnapped by Taliban affiliated militants near Kunduz highway in Afghanistan, reports said on Monday.