Afghanistan

Suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 14: official

KABUL: A suicide attack in restive eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people… Read More

Afghanistan Eid car bomb, claimed by Islamic State, kills 26

KABUL: A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and… Read More

Afghanistan announces extension of govt ceasefire with Taliban

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday an extension of the government's week-long ceasefire with… Read More

‘Pakistan’s development assistance to Afghanistan reaches US$ 1 billion’

BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid said that Pakistan’s development assistance to Afghanistan has… Read More

Afghan president calls army chief, confirms killing of Fazlullah in Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: President Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani on Friday called Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed… Read More

Afghanistan thrashed by India inside two days in Test debut

Afghanistan's fairytale entry into Test cricket ended in a bruising defeat inside two days by world number one… Read More

Afghanistan confirms death of Mullah Fazlullah in drone raid

KABUL: A US drone strike in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunar province has killed Mullah Fazlullah, the… Read More

US military targets Mulla Fazlullah in Afghanistan: reports

WASHINGTON: The US media reports citing military sources, claimed Thursday that in a drone attack… Read More

History-making Afghanistan get rough introduction to Test cricket

Afghanistan were handed a bruising introduction to Test cricket by India. Read More

Afghanistan not nervous ahead of realising test dream: Stanikzai

Afghanistan will realise a long-cherished dream when they debut as a test nation but captain… Read More

Taliban assure Afghans of bright future once US ‘invaders’ leave

KABUL: The Taliban told “American invaders” to leave Afghanistan in an announcement marking the end… Read More

Dinesh Karthik praises Afghanistan’s beautiful journey

India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has praised Afghanistan’s rise to the top of the sport under… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 13, including women, outside Afghan ministry

KABUL: A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded more 25 during rush hour on… Read More

2018 elections to bring economic stability in Pakistan, President Mamnoon hopes

QINGDAO: In a session of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) Summit at Qingdao on Sunday, President of… Read More

Operations against IS in Afghanistan to intensify, US general says

BRUSSELS: The United States intends to step up military operations against Islamic State militants in… Read More

Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid

KABUL: Afghanistan announced Thursday a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that… Read More

Eight killed in suicide blast near peace gathering of Afghan clerics

KABUL: A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least eight people near Muslim clerics leaving… Read More

6 terrorists killed as security forces repulse attacks from across Pak-Afghan border

RAWALPINDI:Six terrorists were killed while five servicemen suffered injuries during skirmishes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,… Read More

Pilot found alive 30 years after shot down in Afghanistan

MOSCOW: A Russian pilot who was missing presumed dead after his plane was shot down… Read More

Taliban, Afghan officials in ceasefire talks: US general

WASHINGTON: Senior Taliban officials have been secretly negotiating with Afghan officials on a possible ceasefire,… Read More