Afghanistan: Kandahar explosion wounds at least two ANA soldiers

Kabul, Mar 31 (IBNS): At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers sustained injuries on Saturday morning following an explosion which rocked the nation's Kandahar province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorist kidnap five passengers

Kabul, Mar 30 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists have arrested five passengers from Qala-i-Naw town in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

UN appeals for support to tackle ‘massive’ health needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

New York, Mar 30 (JEN): With relief agencies in Bangladesh struggling to assist more than a million vulnerable Rohingya refugees crowded into makeshift camps along the country’s south-east coast, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday appealed for international support to help the cash strapped health sector scale up its response. 

US diplomat Alice G Wells visits Pakistan, meets Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua

Islamabad, Mar 29 (IBNS): The United States (US) Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador Alice G Wells, met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Afghanistan: District police chief killed by unidentified gunmen in Nangarhar

Kabul, Mar 29 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a district police chief in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Thursday.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai visits Pakistan?

Islamabad, Mar 29 (IBNS):  Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has returned to Pakistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Land and airstrikes kill at least 26 Taliban militants

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Afghan Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that at least 26 militants affiliated to the Taliban terrorist group have been gunned down in various parts of the country in the last 24 hours.

Nepal: Minor girl fed with cow dung by neighbour

Kathmandu, Mar 27 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was forcefully fed with cow dung by her neighbour in Nepal's  Banke district, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kidnap doctor in Kabul

Kabul, Mar 27 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a doctor in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan condemns Afghanistan mosque attack

Islamabad, Mar 26 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the suicide blast in Afghanistan which killed three people on Sunday.

Pakistani IS fighters killed in Afghan airstrike

Kabul, Mar 26 (IBNS): At least 14 Islamic State militants, including three Pakistani insurgents, have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force on Sunday, local Tolo News reported.

WB CM Mamata Banerjee wishes people of Bangladesh on Independence Day

Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wished the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the country's 47th independence day.

Afghanistan President appoints female spokeswoman

Kabul,Mar 25 (IBNS): Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani has appointed Durani Waziri as his new deputy spokeswomen, officials said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack inside Herat mosque kills 3

Herat City, Mar 25 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a suicide attack inside the Nabi Akram Mosque in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladeshis in London demand apology from Islamabad for 1971 genocide, protest outside Pak HC

London, Mar 24 (IBNS): Demanding an apology for committing 1971 genocide, several Bangladeshi nationals on Friday staged a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in London.