NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan this week on his way to the US where he is scheduled to address a joint session of the Congress on June 8, NDTV said on Sunday The news channel ...
Read More »Pakistani troops seal Durand Line crossings in Khost
KHOST CITY: Pakistani security forces have blocked crossing points along the Durand Line in southeastern Khost province, restricting the movement of travelers and vehicles, an official said on Sunday. Border Police Commander Col. Raz Mohammad Mandozaitold Pajhwok Afghan News that Pakistani ...
Read More »Bulgaria to return 53 detained Afghan migrants to Greece
At least 53 Afghan migrants detained in Bulgaria will be returned to Greece by the Authorities who are saying the move will be taken in a bid to send a strong message” to others who might be tempted to use ...
Read More »Haqqani network suicide bomber shot dead in Kabul city
KABUL: A suicide bomber belonging to the Haqqani terrorist network was shot dead by the Afghan intelligence operatives in capital Kabul. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the would-be suicide bomber was shot dead before he manage to reach ...
Read More »UK to deploy more troops to Afghanistan
The British defense officials are mulling to send more troops to Afghanistan amid deteriorating security situation in the country. According to reports, UK may deploy more than 100 soldiers to Afghanistan besides extending the training mission of the available forces ...
Read More »Karzai urges government to halt further execution of militants
KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged the Afghan government to halt further execution of the prisoners charged with the terror offences. In an online statement issued following the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, Karzai ...
Read More »ISIS loyalists as active as ever in Afghanistan: Russian Foreign Ministry
KABUL: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are as active as ever in Afghanistan. There are concerns that the loyalists of the group will attempt to expand ...
Read More »Afghan Govt calls on Taliban to renounce violence or face same fate as their leaders
AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan government has called on the Taliban group to renounce violence or face the same fate as their leaders. The statement by the Afghan government was given shortly after the group announced the successor of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor ...
Read More »10 killed, 4 wounded in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL: At least ten people were killed and four others were wounded in an explosion in Kabul province earlier today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior confirmed the incident and said at least ten people were killed and four others were ...
Read More »Sirajuddin Haqqani among possible successors of Mullah Mansoor
KABUL: The top Taliban leaders have reportedly met on Sunday in the framework of their leadership council to discuss successor Mullah Akhtar Mansoor who was killed in an airstrike on Saturday. The leadership council discussed regarding various possible successors, including ...
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