Afghanistan : At least 12 militants killed in US airstrike
Nov 30, 2018, at 01:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 30 (IBNS) : At least 12 militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the U.S. forces in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan.
At least 27 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:22 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : At least 27 militants of the Red Unit of Taliban were killed during the airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Kabul: Car-bomb explosion leaves 11 injured
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:04 am
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS): A car-bomb exploded outside a foreigners’ camp in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday which left at least 11 people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan can rely on international support along harrowing road to peace, and beyond
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan has undertaken significant reforms which the international community will continue to support long after peace is secured in the war-torn country, a top UN official pledged on Wednesday.
Polio cases touch 20 in Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 20th instance of polio has been reported from Afghanistan this year, officials said.
Nepal: American climber dies on Mt Ama Dablam
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:23 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IBNS): An American climber died on Mt Ama Dablam in Nepal on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan performs groundbreaking of Kartarpur corridor
Nov 28, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a major development, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of the corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur area of his nation.
28 ISIS-K, Taliban militants killed in Afghan and U.S. forces operations
Nov 28, 2018, at 02:32 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS) :At least 28 militants were killed during the separate operations conducted by the Afghan and U.S. forces in eastern Nangarhar and northeastern Kapisa provinces of the country.
Afghanistan: 25 passengers abducted by suspected terrorists
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 25 passengers were kidnapped by suspected terrorists from Zari district of northern Balkh province in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Despite violence, ‘tremendous hunger’ for peace in Afghanistan: top UN official
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): high-level international conference on Afghanistan got underway at the UN in Geneva on Tuesday to show solidarity for the war-torn country’s people and help strengthen Government efforts to promote development, along with wider peace and security.
Afghanistan: Three US soldiers killed in IED blast
Nov 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): Three US service members were killed and four others, including a contractor, injured in an IED blast close to Afghanistan's Ghazni city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Burglary at High Commission in Dhaka: Pakistan Foreign Office lodges protest with Bangladesh
Nov 27, 2018, at 05:10 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday said it has lodged 'strong protest' with the Bangladesh's authorities over the burglary incident in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.
Afghanistan: 16 militants killed, wounded in Nawid-25 operations in Balkh province
Nov 27, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 16 militants were killed or wounded during a raid conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Fire at Karachi's Bahria Icon Tower extinguished
Nov 26, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Karachi, Nov 26 (IBNS): Firefighters have extinguished the blaze which broke out on the eighth floor of Karachi's under-construction Bahria Icon Tower, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh security forces arrest 8 JMB men from Dhaka
Nov 26, 2018, at 05:59 pm
Dhaka, Nov 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have claimed to have arrested eight members of banned militant outfit “Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’s Radical Youth Group” from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Nov 25, 2018, at 08:27 pm
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IBNS): Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone to respect, promote and protect the rights of women and girls to end violence against women.
Islamic State leader killed in Afghanistan
Nov 25, 2018, at 04:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 25 (IBNS): The Afghanistan military said a spokesperson of the terrorist group ISIS has been killed during an operation in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province of the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: UN Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attacks
Nov 25, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Friday’s terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s Karachi city and in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that claimed dozens of lives and left many more injured.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill head of Kabul Ulema Council
Nov 24, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed the head of Kabul Ulema Council, Mawlawi Abdul Basir Haqqani, in Afghanistan capital's Chehel Sutun area, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 2 die as ANA copter crash-lands in Kandahar
Nov 24, 2018, at 07:31 pm
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least two people died as an Afghan National Army (ANA)’s helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Woman cop plays key role in saving Chinese consulate staff from terrorist attack
Nov 24, 2018, at 09:14 am
Karachi, Nov 24 (IBNS): A woman SP, who led the security force that foiled the terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, has earned appreciations from different corners of the south Asian nation for her bravery.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Pakistan
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Nov 24 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned terrorist attacks in the Pakistani city of Karachi and at a market in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and expressed hope that those behind the acts will be swiftly brought to justice.
Pakistan: Death toll in Orakzai blast touches 33
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:39 am
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the suicide blast which hit a local market in lower Orakzai district of Pakistan has touched 33, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Blast in army mosque kills 27
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:01 am
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): A blast inside a military mosque in Afghanistan's southern Khost province on Friday left at least 27 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 10 ANA soldiers
Nov 23, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS): Ten Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 20 others injured as a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province on Friday, media reports said.
Twin terror attacks hit Pakistan, PM Imran Khan says terrorists will not succeed
Nov 23, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Karachi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Two terror attacks rocked Pakistan on the same day on Friday killing at least 32 peopole, with the Chinese consulate in Karachi city being the target in one of the incidents, prompting Prime Minister Imran Khan to condemn them with strong words.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan condemns attacks in Karachi Chinese consulate and Orakzai
Nov 23, 2018, at 03:16 pm
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the attacks in Karachi and Orakzai areas of the country and said they were done with the intention of creating unrest in the nation.
Pakistan: 30 killed, 40 hurt as blast rocks Orakzai
Nov 23, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IBNS): At least 30 people were killed as a blast rocked a marketplace in Pakistan's Lower Orakzai area on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Dozens of militants killed, wounded in Balkh and Faryab operations
Nov 23, 2018, at 01:14 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Dozens of militants have been killed or wounded during the operations in northern Balkh and Faryab provinces, Local Khaama press quoted the Afghan Military as saying.
Chinese consulate attack in Karachi claims two, Baloch group claims responsibility
Nov 23, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Karachi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Two policemen were killed and one security guard was injured in an attack on the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday even as the strike was claimed by a separatist group in Balochistan, where Chinese involvement in infrastructure project is fiercely opposed by the Baluchis seeking independence from Pakistan.