Pakistan condemns Kabul attack
Nov 18, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IBNS): The government of Pakistan has condemned the suicide attack in Kabul that led to the loss of lives of Afghan security personnel.
Afghanistan: Woman elopes with lover after poisoning in-laws
Nov 17, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least seven family members, in-laws, fell victim to poisonous food served by a woman, who later eloped with her lover, reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS shoulders responsibility for Kabul attack
Nov 17, 2016, at 04:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): Terror outfit ISIS has shouldered responsibility for a recent attack in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, which accounted for at least four deaths and injured 11 others, reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul
Nov 16, 2016, at 03:05 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN launches nine-month operation to assist returnees with emergency food and cash
Nov 16, 2016, at 09:31 am
New York, Nov 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a nine-month operation to assist Afghanistan in dealing with the growing numbers of returnees from Pakistan, as well as and internally displaced people, by providing emergency food and funds.
Pakistan: Professor killed by unknown men
Nov 15, 2016, at 11:34 pm
Lahore, Nov 15 (IBNS): A professor was shot dead by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Lahore city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan road mishap kills 2
Nov 15, 2016, at 02:17 am
Kandahar, Nov 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: German Consulate attacker arrested by ANDSF
Nov 14, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Nov 14 (IBNS): One of the three who attacked the German Consulate in Afghanistan's Balkh province, has been arrested by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), reports said.
Sharbat Gula to visit India for medical treatment, says official
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula will be visiting India soon for medical treatment, officials said.
Pakistan shrine blast: Toll touches 52
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:56 pm
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the blast at a Shah Noorani shrine near Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan touched 52 on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan shrine blast: IS claims responsibility
Nov 13, 2016, at 06:03 am
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility of the blast which hit Shah Noorani shrine close to Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan, media reports said.
Hasina asks countrymen to stand beside religious minorities
Nov 13, 2016, at 03:41 am
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked people of her nation to stand beside religious minorities and ensure they get security.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar urges Trump to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the newly elected US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: 13 ISIS militants killed in US drone strike
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
UN mission in Afghanistan condemns deadly attack near German consulate in Mazar
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned last night’s attack, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility, against civilians in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which killed four people and wounded more than 120 others.
All countries should see air pollution in Delhi as ‘wake-up call’ – UNICEF
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that air pollution in India’s capital, Delhi, has hit record highs over the past week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all countries to pay attention this emblematic case and take decisive actions to tackle the issue.
Taliban attacks German consulate in Afghan city, 2 dead
Nov 11, 2016, at 09:08 am
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS) A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif city in Afghanistan ramming the vehicle with explosives into the building, killing two people and injuring several, said media reports.
Afghanistan: ANP official arrested for handing over security post to Taliban
Nov 10, 2016, at 06:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in handing over security posts to the insurgent Taliban group, reports said.
Afghanistan: Md Hanif Atmar receives Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal
Nov 10, 2016, at 06:46 pm
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): Afghanistan's national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar received the High State Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal from Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, reports said.
UNESCO chief deplores killing of television journalist in Afghanistan
Nov 09, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today spoke out against the murder of a broadcast journalist in Afghanistan's Helmand province on 4 November.
Afghanistan: Five policemen killed in blast
Nov 08, 2016, at 09:52 pm
Kabul, Nov 8 (IBNS): At least five cops were killed as a bomb blast rocked southern Paktia province in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban commander among four killed in IED explosion
Nov 08, 2016, at 05:16 pm
Kabul, Nov 8 (IBNS): A Taliban commander was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, planted by his own men, in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, reports said.
Afghanistan's Information and Culture Minister resigns
Nov 08, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Kabul, Nov 8 (IBNS): Afghanistan's Information and Culture Minister Abdul Bari Jahani resigned from his post on Monday.
Afghanistan: UN Mission probing air strikes that allegedly killed 32 civilians in Kunduz
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has said that it is currently investigating allegations that at least 32 civilians were killed and a further 19 injured in airstrikes in Kunduz city, which is in the north of the country, last Thursday.
Kabul: Blast outside mosque kills 1
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:55 am
Kabul, Nov 7 (IBNS): A bomb exploded outside a mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan, killing at least one person on Monday, media reports said.
Amjad Sabri murder case: 2 arrested
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:33 am
Karachi, Nov 7 (IBNS): At least two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of qawwal Amjad Sabri, Pakistani officials said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Knife attack at Dhaka airport kills 1
Nov 07, 2016, at 04:41 am
Dhaka, Nov 6 (IBNS): A knife attack incident in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport left one security personnel killed and three others injured on Sunday, media reports said.
Kabul: Australian woman kidnapped?
Nov 07, 2016, at 04:27 am
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): An Australian woman, who was working for a non-governmental organisation in Afghanistan, has been suspected to be abducted in Kabul on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader killed
Nov 07, 2016, at 01:52 am
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): A Taliban leader was killed during clash with security forces at Lalpoor district in Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Sharbat Gula not to be deported to Afghanistan: Pak official
Nov 06, 2016, at 03:40 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Sharbat Gula, who gained recognition after featuring in the National Geographic cover, will not be deported to Afghanistan, media reports said.