Aug 31, 2021, at 09:16 am
As the last US military flight carrying troops left the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war ignominiously, with the Islamist Taliban in full control.
ISIS claims responsibility behind rocket attack on Kabul airport
Aug 31, 2021, at 04:22 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Kabul airport on Monday, as US troops are racing to complete their troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies from the war-torn country.
Two Tibetans detained for protesting against use of Chinese language
Aug 31, 2021, at 12:11 am
Police in China’s Qinghai province have arrested two Tibetan youth for allegedly opposing the use of the Chinese language as the only medium of instruction in Tibetan schools, media reports said.
Chinese police arrest 60 Tibetans with Dalai Lama's picture
Aug 31, 2021, at 12:06 am
Sichuan: Chinese police in Sichuan province recently arrested 60 Tibetans as they were found with photos of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Pakistan created Taliban to counter India: Ex-Afghanistan envoy
Aug 31, 2021, at 12:02 am
A former Afghan envoy has cited ex-Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf to say that Pakistan created the Taliban in an attempt to counter India.
Four Chinese vessels enter Japan's waters: Reports
Aug 30, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Tokyo: Japanese Coast Guards have warned that four Chinese government vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands on Monday, media reports said.
Switzerland ready to negotiate with all sides in Afghanistan, including Taliban : Official
Aug 30, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Geneva/UNI/SPUTNIK: Switzerland is ready to hold negotiations with all the sides, including the Taliban, to contribute to achieving peace in Afghanistan, but recognizes only nations, not governments, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Pierre-Alain Eltschinger told Sputnik on Monday.
Afghanistan: female anchor flees country after interview with Taliban leader
Aug 30, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Beheshta Arghand, a female Afghan TOLOnews anchor, fled the country after an interview with a Taliban leader, CNN reported on Monday.
Diana Penty kickstarts the prep for her upcoming project, shares the first glimpse
Aug 30, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Mumbai: Diana Penty never fails to amaze us be it with her phenomenal performance on screen or impeccable fashion game of the camera. The leading actress has this time caught our attention with her latest Instagram post and how!
Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, top UNICEF official warns
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:53 pm
New Yok: With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now”, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.
New Zealand reports first death due to anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:51 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand has reported its first death due to an anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, the country's health ministry stated.
Pakistan witnessing rise in violence against women: Report
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad: The Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan recently expressed concern over the increase in violence against women in the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Haqqani Network is now running Kabul following Taliban takeover, warns geopolitical expert
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Kabul: Haqqani Network, a group which has been designated by the US as a terror body, is now a part of the government in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover of the country which has been ravaged by war for the past several decades.
Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protests over bank closure for several days
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Kabul: Scores of people protested in Kabul city against the closure of the central bank, private banks, and money-changing markets across Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
'ISKP responsible for deadly Kabul blasts is a clever creation of Pakistan's ISI'
Aug 30, 2021, at 05:45 pm
A leading newspaper in its opinion piece has described the terror group Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), which is responsible for the recent blasts in Afghanistan's Kabul airport that left over 150 people dead, as a 'clever creation' of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Afghanistan: US Air Defense activated after multiple rockets fired at Kabul Airport
Aug 30, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: At least five rockets were fired towards the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a US official told ABC News.
Taliban are host to jihadis: Political analyst
Aug 30, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: Political analyst Dnyanesh Kamat has said the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan is a grave threat to the Middle East.
Bangladesh registers 3,948 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 30, 2021, at 04:01 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 3,948 new COVID-19 cases and 89 new deaths on Sunday, taking the tally to 1,493,537 and death toll to 26,015, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Bangladesh: Female member of terror outfit 'Ansar al-Islam’ arrested
Aug 30, 2021, at 03:22 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested a female member of a banned terror outfit 'Ansar al-Islam’.
Bangladesh: Country's first metro rail makes trial run
Aug 30, 2021, at 02:57 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh's first metro rail in the capital Dhaka made the trial run Sunday on a section of the 20.1-km project, known as Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT 6).
Taliban kills folk musician Fawad Andarabi : Report
Aug 30, 2021, at 02:46 am
Kabul: Taliban has gunned down a folk singer in Baghlan province, where the resistance forces are giving a tough fight to the militant group and have reportedly recovered some areas, according to media reports.
US carries out airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K car bomb: Reports
Aug 30, 2021, at 02:34 am
Washington: The US on Sunday carried out an airstrike which targeted a suspected ISIS-K car bomb which was heading towards the airport in the city, media reports said.
Afghanistan conflict: Pope Francis sends condolences to victims of terrorist attack in Kabul
Aug 30, 2021, at 02:03 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: During his traditional Sunday address to believers from the window of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican, Pope Francis said he was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and sent his condolences to the victims of a recent terrorist attack at Kabul airport.
Afghanistan: Blast heard in Kabul city
Aug 30, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kabul: An explosion was heard in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, UNI reported.
Reaffirm commitment to ban nuclear tests, UN chief says in message for International Day
Aug 29, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New York: Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to do so without delay.
UNSC drops 'Taliban' from statement, hinting change in stance against terror group
Aug 29, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has removed the Taliban reference from a paragraph in its statement, pertaining to the terror attack on Kabul airport, that urged the Afghan groups not to support terrorists "operating on the territory of any other country".
Afghanistan: Last plane carrying British soldiers leaves Kabul airport
Aug 29, 2021, at 09:50 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The last aircraft carrying members of the British military has left the airport in the Afghan capital, the UK Ministry of Defence announced here on Sunday.
Another attack on Kabul airport 'highly likely' in next 24-36 hours: Joe Biden warns
Aug 29, 2021, at 04:35 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Saturday warned of another terrorist attack on Kabul airport over the next 24-36 as the country is struggling to evacuate its citizens from the war-torn Afghanistan before Aug 31.
Last plane carrying British soldiers leaves Kabul airport
Aug 29, 2021, at 03:49 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The last aircraft carrying members of the British military has left the airport in the Afghan capital, the UK Ministry of Defence announced here on Sunday.
Aug 29, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Iraqi President Barham Salih that the operation against the Islamic State terrorist group is not over, but is just entering a new phase, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.