UN urges electoral authorities to safegaurd integrity and transparency of parliamentary polls
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): With voting in parliamentary elections largely complete following yesterday’s delayed vote in Kandahar, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the country’s electoral authorities to safeguard the integrity and transparency of the electoral process, especially concerning vote counting, as well as the tabulation and announcement of results.
Afghanistan: One cop, two others injured in Kabul blast
Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS): At least one policeman and two others were injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties caused by IEDs has reached ‘extreme levels’, UN warns
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): The United Nations on Sunday called on anti-Government elements in Afghanistan to immediately stop using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in civilian areas, after the UN mission in the country recorded a sharp rise in civilian casualties caused by the explosives this year.
Afghanistan: 2 rockets land close to military university in Kabul, no casualty
Kabul, Sept 19 (IBNS): At least two rockets landed close to the Marshal Fahim Military University in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Security officials arrest 26 IS terrorists
Kabul, Sept 19 (IBNS): The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) have said they have arrested 26 Islamic State terrorists from Kabul city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Southern Helmand blast kills 1
Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as a sticky bomb affixed to a police vehicle went up in the capital of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
UN condemns deadly twin bombings in Kabul, killing first-responders, sportsmen, journalists
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned an attack on a Kabul sports centre on Wednesday, which killed at least 22 people, including first-responders, sportsmen, and two journalists who were covering the initial bombing for a local news agency. Around 75 others were wounded.
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic visits Afghanistan, meets Ashraf Ghani
Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani met his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic as she visited the South Asian nation on Sunday.
UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto wishes Afghanistan people on Eid-ul-Adha
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto has wished people of Afghanistan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion leaves policeman injured in Kabul
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul city left a policeman injured on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Two rockets land in Kabul city, no casualty
Kabul, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two rockets landed in Afghanistan's PD16 Qalai Zaman Khan area in Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Bus hits a roadside bomb, 8 killed
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when a passenger bus hit a roadside bomb in western Farah province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Five rockets hit Kabul city, 7 injured
Kabul, July 25 (IBNS): Five rockets hit Kabul city's Afshar area on Tuesday which left at least seven people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul rockets attack leaves three injured
Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): Rocket attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday left three people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport
New York, July 24 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.