Amidst deadly violence, UN calls on Afghan authorities to ensure voters can cast ballot

Oct 21, 2018, at 08:41 pm

New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of violence and technical malfunctions, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a statement calling on the country’s electoral authorities to re-double their efforts to make sure all eligible voters are given a reasonable opportunity to cast their ballot.

Nepal: Youth hacked to death in Morang

Oct 20, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IBNS): A man hacked to death a youth in Nepal's Morang district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Karachi woman directed to shun Hijab at work or resign, sparks social media storm

Oct 20, 2018, at 12:25 pm

Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): In perhaps one of the first of its kinds incident in Muslim-majority Pakistan, a woman employee of a Karachi City-based software company was asked to stop wearing hijab at her workplace or resign from her job.

Pakistan road accident leaves 2 injured

Oct 20, 2018, at 11:23 am

Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): A road mishap in Pakistan's metropolis' Punjab Colony neighbourhood on Friday left at least two people injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga polls: Ashraf Ghani casts his vote

Oct 20, 2018, at 11:18 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday voted as the voting process for the Wolesi Jirga polls is currently going on.

Kandahar Attack: 3 suspects detained

Oct 20, 2018, at 09:49 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Interior (MoI)  of Afghanistan on Friday said three people have been detained in connection to Kandahar attack.

UN deplores pre-election killings and attacks, urges Afghans to defy terror, and vote

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:36 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): With just hours to go before Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the UN has been expressing concern at the uptick in deadly political violence in the country, whilst encouraging Afghans to exercise their right to vote.

Afghanistan polls: UNAMA urges people to exercise voting rights

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:27 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on Saturday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote. 

UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:23 pm

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

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:15 pm

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

Oct 19, 2018, at 04:52 pm

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

Oct 19, 2018, at 03:25 pm

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

Oct 19, 2018, at 09:44 am

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

Oct 17, 2018, at 09:00 pm

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

Oct 17, 2018, at 06:57 pm

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

Oct 17, 2018, at 02:28 pm

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

Oct 16, 2018, at 08:41 pm

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

Oct 16, 2018, at 05:29 pm

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

Oct 16, 2018, at 12:59 pm

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

Oct 16, 2018, at 12:48 pm

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

Oct 15, 2018, at 09:55 am

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

Oct 14, 2018, at 06:03 pm

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

Oct 13, 2018, at 04:20 pm

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.

Afghanistan: Explosion at a wedding party kills at least four

Oct 13, 2018, at 02:21 pm

Kabul, Oct 13 (IBNS): An explosion at a wedding party has killed at least four people, while injuring seven others in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Blast kills three children in Urgon district

Oct 12, 2018, at 03:59 pm

Kabul, Oct 12 (IBNS): A  blast caused by an unexploded explosive in the Urgon district of southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on Thursday left at least three children killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Civilians continue to die in record numbers, new UN report shows

Oct 11, 2018, at 08:02 am

New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to exact a terrible toll on civilians, with the highest number of fatalities recorded for the first nine months of this year, since 2014, a United Nations report has revealed.

40 terrorists killed in different parts of Afghanistan: MoD

Oct 10, 2018, at 07:07 pm

Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched 21 clearing operations and 103 Special Forces operations in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Afghan civilians continue to be killed in record high numbers: UNAMA

Oct 10, 2018, at 07:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): The figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show continuing high casualty rates being inflicted on the Afghan civilian population, especially by anti-government elements.

Afghan's Right to vote is enshrined in the constitution and a fundamental human right: UNAMA

Oct 09, 2018, at 03:39 pm

Kabul, Oct 9 (IBNS): With less than two weeks to the polls to elect a new Parliament, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights that taking part in elections is a citizen’s right enshrined in the Afghan Constitution and a basic human right for all people.

Afghanistan: One cop, two others injured in Kabul blast

Oct 08, 2018, at 03:56 pm

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.