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Washington: Afghan embassy holds memorial service for Sikhs, Hindus killed in Jalalabad
World | Jul 17, 2018, 11:00 AM ISTAt least 19 people were killed on July 1 when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan's president in Jalalabad.
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Policeman, 10 terrorists killed in Afghan Interior Ministry attack
World | May 30, 2018, 07:42 PM IST"We heard a huge blast at the first gate of the ministry which is located near Charahi Shaheed Square," eyewitness Farhad Mohammadi said.
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US President's Afghan Policy: Won't be silent on Pakistan's safe havens to terrorist groups
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Afghan diplomat shot dead by security guard in Pakistan
World | Feb 06, 2017, 05:08 PM ISTAn Afghan diplomat was today shot dead inside the Afghan consulate in Pakistan by a security guard, police said. Police officer Azad Khan told reporters that the consulate's Third Secretary, Mohammad Zaki, was killed in
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Six months extended stay for Afghan refugees: Pakistan
World | Jun 30, 2016, 11:39 AM ISTPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday granted an extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan for another six months - till December 31, 2016.
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Afghan intelligence confirms Taliban leader Mullah Mansour's death
World | May 22, 2016, 06:25 PM ISTKabul: Contradicting a Pakistan media report, the Afghanistan intelligence agency today confirmed that Taliban's supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has been killed in US drone strike in Balochistan. Afghanistan's National Directorate of Se
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PM Modi wishes Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani on birthday, tweets ‘got it right this time’
India | May 19, 2016, 10:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Having faltered for having wished Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani months ahead of his actual birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took to Twitter to wish Ghani on his 67th birthday, with a note
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Rockets fired at Afghan Parliament building in Kabul
World | Mar 28, 2016, 12:40 PM ISTKabul: A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to brief lawmakers. "Some
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German passport most powerful in world, Afghan least: Report
World | Feb 26, 2016, 06:12 PM ISTKabul: The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the countrymen face in terms of visa-free travel, an index by a London-based consulting firm showed on Friday.The
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14 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
World | Feb 22, 2016, 10:37 PM ISTKabul: At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured as a suicide bombing rocked Afghanistan's eastern province of Parwan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman told Xinhua."The blast took place in Seyyagard District at
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Afghan woman molested in Delhi hospital
India | Aug 01, 2015, 10:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: An Afghan woman, who was attending on her ailing mother at a super specialty hospital in South Delhi, was allegedly molested by a staff.The accused tried to force himself on the woman and
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Obama discusses security partnership with Afghan leaders
World | Jul 23, 2015, 07:12 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said late Wednesday.In a video conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive
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Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Omar calls for peace in Eid message
India | Jul 15, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Omar, on Wednesday spoke about "peaceful ways" alongwith armed jihad for achieving what he called "sacred goals" for establishing an Islamic state in Afghanistan.The elusive
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UN welcomes talks between Afghan government and Taliban
World | Jul 09, 2015, 08:46 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed direct talks held between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives in Pakistan.The first-ever formal talks for peace between the Afghan government delegation and representatives of the Taliban were
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India denies scrapping of Afghan iron-ore mining project
World | May 25, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTKabul: India has dismissed reports that an Indian consortium has scrapped a multi-billion dollar iron-ore mining deal in Afghanistan, saying only an analysis of the proposed project's opportunities and strengths had been done.Media reports had
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Afghan Senate chairman attacks intelligence sharing MoU with Pakistan
World | May 20, 2015, 08:27 AM ISTKabul/Islamabad: Afghan Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday denounced recent MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, saying that there was no justification for signing an MoU
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Pakistan, Afghan intelligence sign landmark deal
World | May 19, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan intelligence outfit National Directorate of Security (NDS) have signed a landmark deal for cooperation aimed at curbing terrorism.The agreement signed in Kabul some time
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Afghan Military Captain gets Indian hands in transplant
India | May 17, 2015, 01:43 PM ISTKochi: A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war torn country, now has two Indian hands - thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an
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Afghan President Ghani to visit India in April
World | Mar 26, 2015, 11:02 PM ISTWashington: Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani would travel to India next month, a top Afghan leader said today, noting that the maiden trip would provide an opportunity to address India's concerns regarding the country's recent
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China pledges financial aid to Afghanistan
World | Oct 31, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTBeijing: China Friday pledged to provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 500 million yuan ($81.43 million) to Afghanistan this year, authorities said.China will provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 1.5 billion yuan (about $244 million) in the