Afghanistan Attack
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Britain to send troops to Kabul to help UK nationals leave
World | Aug 13, 2021, 06:27 AM ISTA ministry statement said the troops will provide protection and logistical support for the relocation of British nationals where required.
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US signals no change in airstrikes as Afghan Taliban advance
World | Aug 10, 2021, 08:33 AM ISTThe comments distancing the U.S. further from the conflict came as Taliban militants captured two more provincial capitals Monday in a push across much of Afghanistan.
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Taliban attacks carried out in collusion with Pak-based terror groups: Afghan foreign ministry
World | Aug 04, 2021, 06:29 AM ISTOn Tuesday, Afghan foreign minister Haneef Atmar met with ambassadors and representatives of neighbouring countries to discuss the situation in the country.
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Afghanistan: Taliban demanding funds, recruiting people in Balkh
World | Jul 22, 2021, 08:31 AM ISTThe officials said that the number of Taliban fighters in the district numbers only about 200 fighters, but they are looking to recruit more fighters from among the people, reported Tolo News.
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Committee to Protect Journalists calls for probe into killing of Danish Siddiqui
World | Jul 17, 2021, 02:02 PM ISTPulitzer Prize winner Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the town of Spin Boldak, near the border with Pakistan.
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US Navy hands over MH-60R maritime helicopters to India
World | Jul 17, 2021, 05:18 PM ISTThe Indian Navy is procuring 24 of these helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin under foreign military sales from the US government at an estimated cost of USD2.4 billion.
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Afghanistan: Suicide truck bomber hits in Pul-e-Alam guest house, killing 21
World | May 01, 2021, 08:58 AM ISTThe Interior Ministry quickly blamed the Taliban. There was no immediate response from the Taliban.
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Three policemen, two civilians killed in Afghanistan attack
World | Jan 13, 2019, 07:22 AM ISTFour other people were wounded in the attack and brought to the hospital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Taliban kills 15 Afghan security personnel in Kunduz; attack on education dept foiled in Jalalabad
World | Jun 11, 2018, 12:48 PM ISTAfghanistan battled with two terrorists attacks on Monday as Taliban killed 15 security personnel in Kunduz province, while unidentified militants attacked the education department in Jalalabad.
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Afghanistan: Gunmen attack vehicle, kill 6 civilian in Ghor province
World | Apr 17, 2018, 02:47 PM ISTThe victims were all ethnic Hazaras, a Shia minority in Afghanistan that is frequently targeted by Sunni extremists in different parts of the country.
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Kabul attack: Trump seeks decisive action against Taliban
World | Jan 28, 2018, 06:51 AM ISTTrump issued a strong statement in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack claimed by the Taliban, which is second such assault in the Afghan capital in a week.
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Five civilians, one soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
World | Sep 15, 2015, 12:55 PM ISTKabul: At least five civilians and an army soldier were killed when militants attacked a vehicle in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Tuesday, the provincial government spokesman said.A civilian car which had given a lift to
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NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
World | Aug 12, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTKabul: A NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed on Tuesday in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.The ISAF neither provided the nationality of the victim nor the details about the incident.Nearly 50,000 NATO-led