Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign 10-year electricity supply contract
Tashkent, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.
Australian Federal Police agents arrive in Afghanistan to investigate war crimes - Reports
Moscow, Sep 20 (Sputnik/UNI) Australian Federal Police (AFP) detectives have arrived in Afghanistan and gathered an eyewitness testimony as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged war crime committed by Australian special forces servicemen in 2012, The Age media outlet reported on Friday.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Jalalabad, casualties feared
Kabul: A blast occurred in PD3 area of Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Wednesday.
New York: All Afghans have the right to live “free from fear, intimidation and violence”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning two suicide attacks, which left dozens dead.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for explosions in Charikar, Kabul
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Charikar and Kabul cities on Tuesday with one of them even targeting a rally that was addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani.
Afghanistan: Blast at President Ghani campaign rally kills 24
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as a blast rocked a campaign rally in the city of Charikar in Afghanistan which was being addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani, media reports said.
Kabul: Explosion occurs close to compounds of the Ministry of Defense
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): An explosion occurred close to the compounds of the Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
US service member killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): A U.S. service member was killed in action on Monday, officials said.
Afghanistan: IED explosion in Farah kills 5
Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Farah province on Monday killed at least five people including a woman, media reports said on Monday.
Over 110 militants killed as Afghan forces increase pressure: Officials
Kabul (Xinhua/UNI) More than 110 militants have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours as government forces have increased pressure on the Taliban outfit, officials said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy bomb factories
Kabul, Sept 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have destroyed bomb factories of Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, media reports said.
At least 41 militants surrender to Afghan forces: gov't
Kabul, Sep 14 (Xinhua/UNI) Forty-one Taliban militants had surrendered to the Afghan government security forces in northern Takhar province, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Special Forces storm ISIS hideout in Kabul, 3 hurt
Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security stormed a hideout of ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left three people wounded, media reports said on Friday.
Afghan police arrest 22 suspects: govt
Kabul, Sep 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan National Police arrested 22 individuals on suspect of being affiliated with terrorist groups in three provinces overnight on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
‘Whole spectrum of Afghan society’ must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council
New York: The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by “direct talks” between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent “the whole spectrum of Afghan society”.