Herat blast kills one, injures six others

Aug 30, 2018, at 02:20 pm

Kabul, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least one civilian was killed and six others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghanistan: Foreign airstrike kills Taliban shadow district governor in Kapisa

Aug 29, 2018, at 03:08 pm

Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): At least three insurgents, including a Taliban shadow district governor, were killed in an airstrike carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, reports said.

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar rejects UN report, says it does not support human rights violation

Aug 29, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Naypyidaw, Aug 29 (IBNS): Days after a UN report said that top military leaders in Myanmar must face genocide charges pertaining to the Rohingya crisis, the country has rejected it.

Bangladesh : Woman journalist hacked to death at doorstep of home

Aug 29, 2018, at 02:16 pm

Dhaka, Aug 29 (IBNS) : A woman journalist of a television channel in Bangladesh was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in front of her residence in Pabna district town on Tuesday night.

Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 2, four hurt

Aug 28, 2018, at 07:16 pm

Kabul, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when their car crashed into a military ambulance near the capital of northern Samangan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 2 AAF personnel shot dead in Kabul

Aug 28, 2018, at 12:11 pm

Kabul, Aug 28 (IBNS): Two personnel of the  Afghan Air Force (AAF) were shot dead by unknown people in Kabul on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan's Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa condoles John McCain's death

Aug 27, 2018, at 04:35 pm

Islamabad, Aug 27 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday condoled the death of US Senator John McCain.

Iran: Magnitude 6 earthquake kills at least 2, injures over 300

Aug 27, 2018, at 12:55 pm

Tehran, Aug 27 (IBNS): A magnitude 6 earthquake killed at least two people, after it struck Iran on Sunday, reports said.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic visits Afghanistan, meets Ashraf Ghani

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:38 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani met his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic as she visited the South Asian nation on Sunday.

ISIS leader killed during airstrike in Afghanistan

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:20 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): An ISIS leader in Afghanistan was killed during an airstrike in Nangarhar area of the country on Saturday night, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan remembers 'great friend' US Senator John McCain

Aug 27, 2018, at 09:00 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday condoled the death of US Senator John McCain and called him a 'great friend' of his nation.

Pakistan condoles US senator John McCain's death

Aug 26, 2018, at 09:06 pm

Islamabad, Aug 26 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday condoled the death of US senator John McCain.

Bangladesh: Road accident claims 13 lives

Aug 25, 2018, at 08:06 pm

Dhaka, Aug 25 (IBNS): A bus collided with a human hauler in Bangladesh city of Natore, leaving at least 13 people killed on Saturday, media reports said.

Ambassador of US in Pakistan David Hale meets Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Aug 25, 2018, at 03:47 pm

Islamabad, Aug 25 (IBNS): The outgoing Ambassador of US in Pakistan, Ambassador David Hale, paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad explosion kills two

Aug 25, 2018, at 02:31 pm

Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least two people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday morning.

Airstrike in Afghanistan kills five Islamic State terrorists

Aug 24, 2018, at 03:17 pm

Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan left five Islamic State terrorists killed, media reports said.

No nation can progress unless it demonstrates spirit of sacrifice: Khan

Aug 22, 2018, at 07:27 pm

Islamabad, Aug 22 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said that no nation could progress in the world unless it showed the spirit of sacrifice.

UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto wishes Afghanistan people on Eid-ul-Adha

Aug 21, 2018, at 06:38 pm

Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS):  UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto has wished people of Afghanistan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.

All militants involved in Kabul rocket attack killed: Reports

Aug 21, 2018, at 04:07 pm

Kabul, Aug 21(IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed all the attackers involved in the rocket firing incident in different parts of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.

UN mission welcomes Afghan government’s announcement of Eid holiday ceasefire

Aug 21, 2018, at 08:56 am

New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): After a surge in hostilities in Afghanistan over the past weeks, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed on Monday the Government’s announcement of a conditional ceasefire for the Eid al-Adha holiday and called on warring parties to use this “momentum” to put an end to the conflict.

Afghanistan: Over 150 bus passengers kidnapped by Taliban militants near Kunduz highway

Aug 20, 2018, at 12:41 pm

Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): Over 150 passengers have been kidnapped by Taliban affiliated militants near Kunduz highway in Afghanistan, reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Car bomb explosion leaves six injured

Aug 20, 2018, at 10:01 am

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IBNS): At least people were hurt when an explosion occurred in Mastung district of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion leaves policeman injured in Kabul

Aug 20, 2018, at 09:29 am

Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul city left a policeman injured on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo likely to visit Pakistan next month

Aug 19, 2018, at 07:15 pm

Islamabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo might visit Pakistan next month and meet country's new PM Imran Khan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Two rockets land in Kabul city, no casualty

Aug 19, 2018, at 04:20 pm

Kabul, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two rockets landed in Afghanistan's  PD16 Qalai Zaman Khan area in Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan's new PM Imran Khan to address nation tomorrow

Aug 18, 2018, at 04:19 pm

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IBNS): Pakistan's new PM Imran Khan will address the nation on Sunday, media reports said on Saturday.

Imran Khan takes oath, becomes Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister

Aug 18, 2018, at 01:00 pm

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan on Saturday became the 22nd Prime Minister of the country as he took oath at a simple ceremony at the President's house.

Imran Khan will take oath as Pakistan PM today

Aug 18, 2018, at 08:42 am

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will take oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on Saturday.

‘No safe way’ into battle-scarred Afghan city of Ghazni to deliver aid as traumatized children search for parents

Aug 18, 2018, at 08:07 am

New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): The city of Ghazni in Afghanistan is still too dangerous for aid workers to reach, after a week of “intense” fighting and reports that traumatized children are turning up at hospitals looking for their parents, UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said on Friday.

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul education centre attack

Aug 17, 2018, at 03:44 pm

Kabul, Aug 17 (IBNS): ISIS militant group has taken responsibility for the suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city which targeted an education center in the city recently, media reports said on Friday.