In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year
May 29, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold in just one year. The call coincides with the third International Conference on Safe Schools, taking place this week in Mallorca, Spain.
Quake-damaged port on China-Nepal border to resume cargo service
May 28, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Lhasa, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border will resume its cargo service Wednesday, four years after it was closed due to a massive earthquake, according to a press conference held by the information office of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday.
Bangladesh: More than 10 kg of gold seized from passenger at Dhaka airport
May 28, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka, May 28 (IBNS): Bangladeshi customs officials have seized gold weighing over 10 kilograms from a passenger who arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in national capital Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Four Pakistani ISIS members killed during US conducted airstrikes in Nangarhar
May 28, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): During US conducted airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, four Pakistani members of Islamic State terror group were killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan female journalist's killing: Two suspects arrested
May 28, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder case of former journalist Mina Mangal in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Locals partially demolish centuries old Guru Nanak palace in Pakistan
May 28, 2019, at 09:32 am
Lahore, May 28 (IBNS): In a major development, a group of locals partially destroyed the four-storey centuries-old Guru Nanak palace, once visited by Sikhs from across the world, in Pakistan’s Narowal area, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Four police officers killed in Taliban attack in East Afghanistan
May 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Gardez, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern province of Paktia overnight, local police said Monday.
Nepal: Three bombs recovered from Pokhara
May 27, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Pokhra, May 27 (IBNS): A day after multiple bomb blasts rocked Kathmandu city, officials found three bombs from different parts of the Himalayan city of Pokhra in Nepal on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Blast targets government employees bus, 10 wounded
May 27, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): At least 10 people were wounded as a magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
May 27, 2019, at 04:02 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “grave concern” on Sunday over “credible accounts” it has been given that Taliban militants have been mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”.
Nepal: Blasts in Kathmandu kills 4
May 27, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, may 27 (IBNS/UNI): Multiple blasts rocked Nepal's capital Kathmandu city on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Twin explosions leave three dead, five injured in Kathmandu
May 26, 2019, at 08:02 pm
Kathmandu, May 26 (UNI): At least three persons were killed and five sustained to severe burn injuries in twin explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday evening, a spokesperson of the Nepal Police confirmed.
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Two Taliban commanders among 15 killed in S Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 02:52 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): A total of 15 militants including two local commanders of the Taliban group have been confirmed dead as the government forces have targeted Taliban hideouts in Khakriz district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province since Saturday, said a statement of the army released here Sunday.
Three police, seven militants killed in clashes in N Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 10:25 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): Three Afghan police officers and seven Taliban militants were killed, and seven police and six militants wounded following clashes in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a local official said Sunday.
Flash floods, heavy rain kill 13 people in W Afghanistan
May 25, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Firoz Koah, Afghanistan, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 13 people have lost their lives and more than 100 houses have been destroyed due to downpour and flash floods in western Afghanistan's Ghor province over the past two days, provincial governor Ghulam Nasir Khazih said Saturday.
Around 600,000 Afghan children face death through malnutrition without emergency funds: UNICEF
May 25, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): In Afghanistan, children suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks, UNICEF said on Friday.
Nepal: Three more Indian climbers die on mountains
May 24, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kathmandu, May 24 (UNI) Three Indian climbers have died on Nepal's Mount Everest this week, bringing the death toll this season on the world's highest peak to six.
Afghanistan: Crime kingpin and his three comrades shot dead in Kabul
May 24, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): During an encounter in Kabul city on Friday, security forces killed a criminal kingpin and his three comrades, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Kabul city, 1 killed
May 24, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan and killed at least one person on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast inside Quetta mosque leaves two dead
May 24, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Quetta, May 24 (IBNS): A blast rocked Rehmania mosque in Quetta's Pashtoonabad area of Pakistan and left at least two people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani wishes Narendra Modi over Lok Sabha polls victory
May 23, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Joining other global leaders, Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his Bharatiya Janata Party registered a massive victory in the general polls.
Air raids kill five militants in Afghanistan' eastern province
May 23, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five militants have been confirmed dead and five others injured as Afghan fighting aircraft struck Taliban hideouts in Sayed Abad district of Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, said an army statement on Thursday.
Pakistan conducts training launch of Shaheen-II
May 23, 2019, at 02:03 pm
Islamabad, May 23 (UNI) Pakistan Army conducted the training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Thursday.
Militants attacks repulsed, seven dead in Afghanistan clash
May 23, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least seven militants loyal to the Taliban group have been killed and three others wounded, following a fierce clash erupted in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar on Thursday, a local official said.
12 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
May 23, 2019, at 07:55 am
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed at least 12 Taliban terrorists during an operation in southern Helmand province of the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Bullet-ridden body of drug suspect found
May 22, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Dhaka, May 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have recovered the bullet-ridden body of a suspected drug dealer alongside a bundle of cannabis and a shotgun in Meherpur's Gangni Upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Ghazni, three killed
May 22, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Ghazni city on Wednesday and left at least three people killed, media reports said.
Five militants killed in Eastern Afghan province airstrike
May 22, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Kabul, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Five militants were killed after Afghan Air Force launched an airstrike in the country's eastern province of Khost on Tuesday, the government said on Wednesday.
All 9 Easter Sunday suicide bombers identified, says Sri Lankan police
May 22, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Colombo, May 22 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan Police have identified all the nine suicide bombers who carried out attacks in several places across Sri Lanka on April 21 killing over 250 people and injuring over 500, the police media unit said here Wednesday.
Nepal bans China’s Alipay and WeChat digital wallets
May 22, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Kathmandu, May 22 (UNI) Nepal has banned popular Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat to prevent the loss of foreign currency earnings from tens of thousands of Chinese tourists.