Taliban attacks outpost on Afghan-Tajik border, leaving 3 soldiers killed- Official
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (Sputnik/UNI) At least three Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured as a result of an attack on an outpost on the Afghan-Tajik border staged by the Taliban Islamist movement, the governor of the Chah Ab District, Saifuddin Mushtaq, told Sputnik on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Police recover explosive-ridden bicycle from Kabul
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Afghan National Police (ANP) has detected an explosive-rigged bicycle at Bibi Mahro area in Kabul city, Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
Afghanistan security forces kill Taliban's shadow deputy governor for Panjshir
Aug 04, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): During an operation, Afghanistan security forces have killed Taliban’s designated deputy governor for Panjshir Province and five fighters of the group , country's Ministry of Interior said.
Drug peddler, robbers killed during 'gunfight' in Bangladesh
Aug 03, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IBNS): One suspected drug peddler and three alleged robbers were killed in separate “gunfights” in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Saturday.
More than 1,500 Afghan civilians killed, injured in July: UN mission
Aug 03, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Saturday said more than 1,500 civilians were killed and injured in the country in July.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Taliaban fighter disguised as woman
Aug 03, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a Taliban fighter, who was disguised in women’s dress, in the country's Ghazni province, media reports said on Saturday.
Aug 02, 2019, at 07:43 pm
Dhaka: On a week-long visit to neighbouring Bangladesh two cardinals from the Philippines and Myanmar visited a Rohingya refugee camp this week, meeting with refugee families as well as relief agency personnel and government officials.
Twelve killed in clash in Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Qala-e-Naw, Afghanistan, Aug 2 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 12 fighters including five militants and seven pro-government militiamen were killed after a clash erupted in Afghanistan's western Badghis province, an official said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Eight people killed in road mishap
Aug 02, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when two buses collided in Bangladesh's Thakurgaon area, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan PM backs intra-Afghan dialogue for future road-map
Aug 02, 2019, at 10:17 am
Islamabad, Aug 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who received US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday, underscored the need for an inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue to "evolve a road map for future of Afghanistan."
ASEAN foreign ministers discuss South China Sea
Jul 31, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Bangkok, July 31 (UNI): Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations discussed tensions in the South China Sea and the Rohingya refugee crisis at a meeting here on Wednesday.
Bangladesh HC rejects Khaleda Zia's bail peititon in Zia charitable graft case
Jul 31, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Dhaka, July 31 (IBNS): In yet another setback for BNP chief Khaleda Zia, the Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail peititon of the former Bangladesh PM in connection with Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Six workers die from toxic gas as they try to clean septic tank
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Dhaka, July 31 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as they tried to clean a septic tank in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila of Bangladesh, emdia reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves four injured
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Islamabad, July 31 (IBNS): A blast targeting a police vehicle near the Bacha Khan Chowk area in Quetta on Tuesday left four people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Herat road side bomb blast leaves 34 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A road side bomb blast in Afghanistan's Herat-Kandahar Highway on Wednesday left at least 34 people killed, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:33 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to be devastating for civilians, with the latest United Nations update released on Tuesday showing that the number of civilians killed by aerial operations increased in the first half of 2019, even as overall civilian casualties declined.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Kandahar leaves 3 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 09:37 am
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province left at least three children killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
3,812 civilians killed and wounded in first half of 2019 in Afghanistan: UNAMA
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released today documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019.
US airstrike kills 2 Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): Two Taliban leaders were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 19 dead, 16 injured as small plane crashes in Rawalpindi
Jul 30, 2019, at 12:58 pm
Rawalpindi, July 30 (UNI): At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured after a small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area here, local media reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan Army plane on routine patrol crashes, 17 dead
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:43 am
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): A Pakistan Army aviation aircraft crashed in country's Mora Kalu area, located close to Rawalpindi city, and left 17 people dead, media reports said.
Two US service members die in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:32 am
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): Two U.S. service members died in Afghanistan on Modnay, officials said.
Kabul: Security forces arrest three people on suspicion of terror related acitivites
Jul 29, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Kabul, July 29 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces have arrested three people on suspicion of terror related acitivites from Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh hands list of 25,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
Jul 29, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Dhaka, July 29 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the repatriation process, Bangladesh on Monday handed over names of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Pakistan condemns terrorist attack on office of Amrullah Saleh in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2019, at 09:38 am
Islamabad, July 29 (IBNS): Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the office of Mr. Amrullah Saleh, a Vice Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections in Afghanistan.
Attackers storm Afghanistan VP Candidate’s Office, 2 killed
Jul 29, 2019, at 09:18 am
Kabul, July 29 (IBNS): The office of the second vice presidential candidate for President Ashraf Ghani's election campaign in Kabul's police district 4 (PD4) in Shaheed Circle was attacked by suspected terrorists on Sunday and left at least two people killed, media reports said.
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2 killed, 25 injured in Kabul bomb blast
Jul 28, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Kabul, July 28 (Sputnik): At least 25 people were wounded and two were killed as a result of a bombing that occurred near the electoral office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's deputy Amrullah Saleh on an airport road in the country's capital of Kabul on Sunday, the Afghan Health Ministry said.
Six Pakistani soldiers killed in North Waziristan
Jul 28, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Islamabad, July 28 (IBNS): Six Pakistani Army soldiers were killed in the country's North Waziristan tribal district on Saturday when terrorists opened fire on them from across the Pak-Afghan border, officials said.
Bangladesh: Pickup van overturns in Noakhali, 4 die
Jul 28, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Dhaka, July 28 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a pickup van overturned in Bangladesh's Noakhali area on Sunday, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina sends mangoes, flowers to British PM Boris Johnson
Jul 27, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka, July 27 (IBNS): Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has sent mangoes and flowers to newly elected British PM Boris Johnson, media reports said on Saturday.