Two districts in southeastern Afghanistan fall to Taliban
Taliban fighters have overrun two districts in the southeastern province of Paktika as heavy fighting… Read More
7 years ago
Afghanistan
US commanders claim Afghan strategy boosting peace hopes
KABUL: Increasing prospects of peace talks with the Taliban show the US strategy in Afghanistan… Read More
7 years ago
Afghan VP Dostum to return after more than a year in exile
KABUL: Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is expected to return to Kabul Sunday, more… Read More
7 years ago
Soldier’s remains found 50 years after plane crash
SHIMLA: The frozen body of an Indian soldier has been found on a Himalayan glacier,… Read More
7 years ago
Pakistan vital to political settlement in Afghanistan: US
WASHINGTON: Pakistan remains key to accomplishing the overall objective of a durable political settlement in… Read More
7 years ago
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record high: UN
KABUL: The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country's long-running conflict hit a record… Read More
7 years ago
NATO summit turns to Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed home a new demand that allies more… Read More
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11 killed in attack on Afghan education office: officials
JALALABAD: At least 11 people were killed after gunmen stormed an Afghan education office compound in… Read More
7 years ago
US to review Afghanistan strategy after discouraging year
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing to undertake a review of its strategy in Afghanistan,… Read More
7 years ago
12 killed in suicide attack on Afghan security forces
JALALABAD: A suicide attack in Afghanistan Tuesday killed at least 12 people and ignited a… Read More
7 years ago
US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
KABUL: One US service member was killed and two others wounded in an apparent insider… Read More
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Blast rocks Afghan city killing at least 12
JALALABAD: An explosion in a city in eastern Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was visiting… Read More
7 years ago
3 Afghans beheaded, school torched in suspected IS attack
JALALABAD: Unidentified gunmen beheaded three men and torched a boys’ school in Nangarhar province in… Read More
7 years ago
US envoy Haley tells Modi important to cut Iranian oil use
NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told India’s Prime Minister Narendra… Read More
7 years ago
Global opium and cocaine production at record highs: UN
Global production of cocaine and opium, stemming largely from Colombia and Afghanistan respectively, has hit… Read More
7 years ago
TTP confirms Fazlullah’s death, appoints new leader
KABUL: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced it had appointed a new leader on Saturday after the… Read More
7 years ago
Iran’s Chabahar Port to be operational by 2019
NEW DELHI: India declares on Friday, to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019,… Read More
7 years ago
Joanne Wagner appointed as US Consul General in Karachi
KARACHI: Joanne Wagne, United States Senior Foreign Service career member on Friday took charge of position… Read More
7 years ago
Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends
KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis… Read More
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Pakistan to continue cooperation for peace in Afghanistan: Mamnoon Hussain
DUSHANBE: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said that Pakistan will continue cooperating for peace in… Read More
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