Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill two security guards of Logar governor
Oct 28, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Taliban terrorists have killed two security guards of central Logar governor and seized a Humvee vehicle, media reports said on Sunday.
Security forces thwart explosion plan by terrorists in Kabul city
Oct 28, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plan by anti-government armed terrorists to detonate a magnetic bomb in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman goes missing in Islamabad
Oct 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IBNS): Superintendent of police (SP) Tahir Khan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police went missing from Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban kills population registration official in Ghor
Oct 27, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): The head of population registration department in the Shahrak district of western Ghor province was killed by Taliban insurgents on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Car bombing kills seven in central Maidan Wardak province
Oct 27, 2018, at 03:21 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's central Maidan Wardak province on Saturday left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Five dead in Maidan Wardak blast
Oct 27, 2018, at 11:39 am
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province, reports said.
Afghanistan: Traffic mishap leaves three killed
Oct 26, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): A traffic mishap in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Thursday left at least three people killed, media reports said.
At least 14 children hurt in kindergarten knife attack in China
Oct 26, 2018, at 01:27 pm
Beijing, Oct 26 (IBNS): A knife wielding woman has hurt at least 14 children at a kindergarten in China, reports said.
Our government is fully committed to ending polio in Pakistan: Imran Khan
Oct 24, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said his government is committed to eliminating polio from the nation.
Pakistan: Four school children hurt as gunmen open fire at the gate of an educational institute
Oct 24, 2018, at 04:49 pm
Quetta, Oct 24 (IBNS): At least four school children were hurt when unknown gunmen opened fire at the gate of an educational institute in Pakistan's Quetta city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Oct 24, 2018, at 09:44 am
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): Welcoming Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council called for continued engagement with electoral institutions and urged that any complaints over the vote should be channelled through established legal and constitutional mechanisms.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani reaches Kandahar
Oct 23, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday reached southern Kandahar province in the country.
Pakistan: Road mishap kills seven people
Oct 23, 2018, at 04:49 pm
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IBNS): A van carrying petrol and a truck collided close to Mach in Bolan district of Pakistan's Balochistan area on Tuesday and left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US Vice President Mike Pence congratulates President Ashraf Ghani over polls
Oct 23, 2018, at 03:21 pm
Washington, Oct 23 (IBNS): US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday congratulated Afghanistan and its president Ashraf Ghani for successful Wolesi Jirga elections.
Afghanistan: Afghan National Security Forces kill at least 42 Taliban militants during operations
Oct 23, 2018, at 11:58 am
Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): At least 42 Taliban militants have been gunned down in operations conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in several provinces of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: NATO Resolute Support Service member killed in Herat province
Oct 23, 2018, at 08:38 am
Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): The NATO-led Resolute Support mission service member was killed in Herat province of Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Zabul Governor Rahmatullah Yarmall survives armed attack
Oct 22, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Kabul, Oct 22 (IBNS): The Zabul Governor Rahmatullah Yarmall escaped an armed attack in Afghanistan's Mizani district, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Nangarhar kills 11
Oct 22, 2018, at 09:20 am
Kabul, Oct 22 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area left at least 11 people killed on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Two buses collide, 19 die in Ghazi Ghaat
Oct 22, 2018, at 01:01 am
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed in Pakistan's Ghazi Ghaat area when two buses collided on Sunday, media reports said.
Amidst deadly violence, UN calls on Afghan authorities to ensure voters can cast ballot
Oct 21, 2018, at 08:41 pm
New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of violence and technical malfunctions, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a statement calling on the country’s electoral authorities to re-double their efforts to make sure all eligible voters are given a reasonable opportunity to cast their ballot.
Nepal: Youth hacked to death in Morang
Oct 20, 2018, at 02:52 pm
Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IBNS): A man hacked to death a youth in Nepal's Morang district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Karachi woman directed to shun Hijab at work or resign, sparks social media storm
Oct 20, 2018, at 12:25 pm
Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): In perhaps one of the first of its kinds incident in Muslim-majority Pakistan, a woman employee of a Karachi City-based software company was asked to stop wearing hijab at her workplace or resign from her job.
Pakistan road accident leaves 2 injured
Oct 20, 2018, at 11:23 am
Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): A road mishap in Pakistan's metropolis' Punjab Colony neighbourhood on Friday left at least two people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga polls: Ashraf Ghani casts his vote
Oct 20, 2018, at 11:18 am
Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday voted as the voting process for the Wolesi Jirga polls is currently going on.
Kandahar Attack: 3 suspects detained
Oct 20, 2018, at 09:49 am
Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Afghanistan on Friday said three people have been detained in connection to Kandahar attack.
UN deplores pre-election killings and attacks, urges Afghans to defy terror, and vote
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): With just hours to go before Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the UN has been expressing concern at the uptick in deadly political violence in the country, whilst encouraging Afghans to exercise their right to vote.
Afghanistan polls: UNAMA urges people to exercise voting rights
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:27 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on Saturday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and on Friday in Kandahar, resulting in numerous casualties and many injured, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on Oct 20.
Afghanistan: Unknown men sets mosque on fire
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unknown men on Friday set a mosque on fire in Afghanistan's Dorbaba district on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan FM Qureshi calls Afghanistani counterpart Rabbani over Kandahar
Oct 19, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on Friday to express his condolences on the sad demise of senior Afghan leaders and officials, including the Governor, Police Chief and Intelligence Head of KandharKandahar, in a terrorist attack in Kandahar on Thursday.