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Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills one police officer in Paktia province

May 28, 2018, at 06:01 pm

Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least one police officer has been killed in an attack launched by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Paktia province, local reports said.

Afghanistan: Khost shooting kills two soldiers, investigations initiated

May 26, 2018, at 08:20 pm

Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): A gun attack by unknown assailants has killed at least two soldiers near a voter registration booth in Afghanistan's Khost province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Nangarhar airstrike kills Taliban military chief

May 26, 2018, at 06:50 pm

Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): A Taliban military chief has been gunned down in an airstrike conducted by Afghan forces in the country's Nangarhar province, reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan President Ghani thanks Indians for giving chance to Afghan players in the IPL

May 26, 2018, at 04:41 pm

Kabul, May 26 (IBNS): On the back of a spectacular performance by Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan in the latest fixture of Hyderabad-based cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has thanked the Indians for providing a platform to cricketers from his country.

Afghanistan: Kandahar explosion claims 21 lives

May 23, 2018, at 08:53 pm

Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): The death toll in Tuesday's car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has risen to 21, reports said on Wednesday.

Kandahar explosion: At least two killed, 25 injured

May 22, 2018, at 09:33 pm

Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): At least two people have been killed and 25 others sustained injuries in the explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar on Tuesday afternoon, local Khaama Press reported quoting a security source.

Blast rocks Afghanistan's Kandahar province

May 22, 2018, at 09:13 pm

Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): An explosion  rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Pakistan: Heatstroke in Karachi claims at least 65 lives, says Edhi Foundation

May 22, 2018, at 09:07 pm

Karachi, May 22 (IBNS): At least 65 people have died so far this summer due to soaring temperatures in Pakistan's Karachi region, local Dawn News reported quoting the Edhi Foundation.

Record-high opium production in Afghanistan creates multiple challenges for region and beyond, UN warns

May 22, 2018, at 03:05 pm

New York, May 22 (IBNS): Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record-high last year, leading to unprecedented levels of potential heroin on the world market, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report released on Monday.

Afghanistan: Series of explosions hit sports stadium in Nangarhar province, 8 killed

May 19, 2018, at 09:04 pm

Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as blasts rocked a sports stadium in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Back to back explosions kill at least eight in Jalalabad

May 19, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people have died in a series of explosions which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.

Taliban attacks check-post in Afghanistan's Paktika province, three cops killed

May 18, 2018, at 09:58 pm

Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): In an attack by Taliban terrorists at a check-post in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, at least three policemen have been killed, media reports said on Friday.

One killed, 14 injured in suicide attack on security convoy in Pakistan

May 17, 2018, at 09:58 pm

Nowshera, Pakistan, May 17 (IBNS) :  One person was killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack on a security forces' convoy on Nowshera's Mall Road in Pakistan's Khybar Pakhtunkhwa district on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Taliban, Army clashes in Farah kill over 300

May 16, 2018, at 03:54 pm

Kabul, May 16 (IBNS): Over 300 people, including militants, security forces and civilians, have been killed in clashes in Afghanistan's Farah province.

Campaign of hacking,spyware and surveillance targets human rights defenders in Pakistan: Amnesty

May 16, 2018, at 03:02 pm

Islamabad, May 16 (IBNS): Human rights defenders in Pakistan are under threat from a targeted campaign of digital attacks, which has seen social media accounts hacked and computers and mobile phones infected with spyware, a four-month investigation by Amnesty International reveals.

UN welcomes 'reinvigorated efforts' in Afghanistan's corruption reform agenda

May 15, 2018, at 10:00 pm

Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.

Nawaz Sharif's says his remarks on Mumbai attacks was misreported: PM Shahid tells media

May 14, 2018, at 10:05 pm

Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS):   Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Monday that former PM Nawaz Sharif has said his remarks on Mumbai terror attacks was misreported by the media.

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi meets Nawaz Sharif

May 14, 2018, at 09:37 pm

Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister  Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called on former PM of the country Nawaz Sharif on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 9 killed in Jalalabad attack

May 14, 2018, at 12:22 am

Kabul, May 13 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed when militants attacked  Revenue Department building in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Nepal: Bus mishap kills five in Pyuthan district

May 13, 2018, at 11:45 pm

Kathmandu, May 13 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell below the road in Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district of Nepal on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 20 tourists swept away in Neelum Valley bridge collapse

May 13, 2018, at 09:06 pm

Islamabad, May 13 (IBNS): At least 20 people were swept away after a bridge collapsed in Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh creates history, Bangabandhu-1 satellite launched

May 13, 2018, at 12:40 am

Dhaka, May 12 (IBNS): Creating history, Bangabandhu-1 satellite was launched to the space on Friday.

Nawaz Sharif 'admits' Pakistan terrorists carried out 26/11 Mumbai Attacks

May 12, 2018, at 11:00 pm

Islamabad, May 12 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to admit that  Pakistani terrorists carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Teenage boy killed in Pakistan for 'honour' killing

May 12, 2018, at 10:45 pm

Islamabad, May 12 (IBNS): In the name of honour killing, a teenage boy was beaten to death  by his paternal uncle, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Taliban, security officials clash in Farah leave at least 60 dead

May 12, 2018, at 07:55 pm

Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least 60 persons have been killed in a clash between the Taliban militants and security members in Afghanistan's Farah province, local Tolo News reported.

Afghanistan: Heavy clash between local forces and Taliban ongoing in Ghor province

May 12, 2018, at 07:53 pm

Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Heavy clashes have been reportedly going on between the Taliban militants and local uprising forces in Afghanistan's Ghor province, media reports said.

Premature IED explosion kills four terrorists in Afghanistan

May 12, 2018, at 07:48 pm

Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least four terrorists were killed in Afghanistan's Paktia province after a home made bomb went off prematurely.

Afghanistan: End attacks on civilians, prosecute perpetrators, says senior UN rights official

May 12, 2018, at 01:04 pm

New York, May 12 (IBNS): A top United Nations rights official has welcomed the Afghan Government’s “undeniable commitment” to improving an often “dire” human rights record, while also voicing concern over continued attacks on civilians ahead of key elections later in the year.

Afghanistan: Raids in Laghman province kill 12 terrorists

May 12, 2018, at 12:03 am

Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Afghan army Commandos and the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), Special Forces conducted operations in  eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, killing at least 12 terrorists, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Violence at voter registration sites ‘assault on democracy,’ UN envoy warns

May 11, 2018, at 02:25 pm

New York, May 11 (IBNS): Afghanistan has suffered “a disturbing pattern” of attacks on voter registration facilities since the process began last month, which add up to an “assault on democracy”, the United Nations mission there said Thursday.