KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban group was killed along with his five fighters in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the militants were targeted on Wednesday afternoon in ...

The Turkish authorities have handed over a book written in Pashto language nearly 300 years ago and was kept in a library in Turkey, it has been reported. The book, Al-Tohfat Al-Qadrya on Sufism, was reportedly written between 1722 and ...

KABUL: The casualties toll from coordinated suicide attacks in capital Kabul has climbed to at least 22 dead while nearly 120 others have sustained injuries. The officials in the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (MoPH) have said ordinary civilians ...

KABUL: The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan over persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of the country. Ambassador Abrar Hussain was reportedly summoned by General Murad Ali Murad, the deputy chief of ...

KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced the national team squad for the upcoming series of matches against Ireland. Afghanistan will play a series of T20I and ODI and a Four Day match of I-Cup with Ireland. Nawroz ...

KABUL: Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Umer Zakhilwal emphasized on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to withdraw the political move of closure of crossing points and transit routes to enhance objectives of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) between the two neighboring countries. Zakhilwal, ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said a stable and developed Afghanistan will not be a threat to the other nations. President Ghani made the remarks during a ceremony to mark the first national day of the Afghan National Defense ...

KABUL: The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan regarding the persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned and ...

NAGPUR: India is planning to build affordable homes in Afghanistan meant for refugees in the country, as a part of its efforts to rebuild the war torn nation. There will be focus on sectors like irrigation and distribution of medicines ...

KABUL: At least 343 army officers including several female officers graduated from Kabul military academy on Thursday. The newly-graduated army officers received their graduation certificates during a ceremony attended by high level government officials, including President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Defense ...