Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son likely to contest election
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The son of slain Afghani Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa is likely to contest the upcoming national polls, local media reports said on Saturday.
Afghan and Indian experts blame Pakistan's ISI for Jalalabad blast killing 17 Sikhs
Kabul, July 3 (IBNS): Days after a suicide blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Sunday killed at least 19 people, including 17 from the minority Sikh community, the needle of suspicion is towards Pakistan's ISI though apparently the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
Car bomb blast kills woman and child in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 3 (IBNS): At least two people, including a woman and a child, died after a car bomb exploded in central Logar province in Afghanistan on Monday evening, reports said.
New York, July 3 (IBNS): In the wake of dozens of civilian deaths – the most recent, a suicide attack in Jalalabad on Sunday – a high-level United Nations representative on the ground called for “the architects of this appalling crime” to be brought to justice.
Pakistan condemns Afghanistan blast
Islamabad, July 2 (IBNS): Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned the blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area which left at least 19 people killed on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast kills 19
Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed in a blast that rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Islamic State terrorists behead three school attendants
Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): Islamic State terrorists beheaded at least three people who were working as attendants for a local school in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar airstrikes kill five IS terrorists
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least five Islamic State terrorists were killed in air strikes in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.
Three Taliban terrorists blown up by own explosives
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least three Taliban terrorists were killed by the blast of their own explosives in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Logar kills 8
Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a bomb blast that targeted a meeting advocating for peace in central Logar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.
UK: Taliban bomb maker found guilty of plotting to kill police, MPs
Kabul, Jun 27 (IBNS): A former Taliban bomb maker, who has been taken into custody for scheming to kill the police and MPs in the United Kingdom, has been found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey, according to The Guardian report.
UN official sees ‘unprecedented opportunities’ to make progress on peace in Afghanistan
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable democracy and self-reliance, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Road accident leaves five killed
Kabul, June 26 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car mishap in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least eight in Kunar province
Kabul, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday evening, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Seven Taliban militants die in Herat clash
Kabul, Jun 25 (IBNS): Seven militants affiliated with the Taliban group have been killed during a clash with Afghan soldiers in the country's Herat province, reports said.