UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack
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
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
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.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill local prayer leader
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen killed a local prayer leader in Afghanistan's Chakhansor district on Friday, media reports said.
Kandahar police, spy chiefs killed in Taliban attack
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): A shooting incident inside the governor’s house in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan left police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and the intelligence chief killed, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast kills Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman
Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Wednesday killed Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman, media reports said.
Pakistan: Zainab rape-murder convict executed
Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): The key convict in the rape and murder case of 7-year-old Zainab Ameen Fatima in Kasur was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore on Wednesday.
Afghan candidate killed in explosion claimed by Taliban
Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Parliamentary candidate Abdul Jabar Qahraman was killed when an explosion ripped through his office in Afghanistan's Lashargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two suspected Neo JMB terrorists killed during raid
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IBNS): During a security raid in a suspected terrorist hideout, two people were killed in Bangladesh's Narsingdi Sadar upazila on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Vehicle hits a roadside bomb,4 killed
Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): A civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Tuesday which left at least four people killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Four Taliban militants killed in airstrike
Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants were gunned down in an airstrike conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban clash kills Samangan NDS director, six other security force members
Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including the National Directorate of Security (NDS) director of Samangan province, have been killed in a clash with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): Denouncing lethal attacks targeting electoral activities in Afghanistan as the country prepares to go to polls later this week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties to ensure a peaceful and orderly elections.
Afghanistan: 20 ANA soldiers die in Taliban attack
Kabul, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in western Farah province of Afghanistan left at least 20 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 10, injures 50 in Takhar province
Kabul, Oct 13 (IBNS): An explosion hit an election campaign gathering in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.