Tag: Afghanistan
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At least three killed in Kabul suicide attack: Officials
Health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said another eight people were wounded in the blast, which struck in front of a high school in the downtown area of the Afghan capital.
November 12, 2018 -
Omar Abdullah slams Centre for ‘non-official’ talks with Taliban
This is the first time that India will be sharing talks table with the Afghan Taliban on issues of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
November 9, 2018 -
Taliban attacks killed 10 troops, 7 policemen, says Afghan official
The Taliban have been staging near-daily attacks on Afghan security forces and now hold nearly half of the country.
November 9, 2018 -
Afghanistan opens air corridor with China to avoid Pakistani trade routes
The first consignment of 20 tonnes of pine nuts was despatched from Kabul to China on Tuesday.
November 8, 2018 -
India to participate at non-official level in Moscow meet on Afghanistan
Ending speculation, India has decided to participate at the non-official level at a meeting on Afghanistan to be hosted by Moscow on Friday.
November 8, 2018 -
16 Taliban militants killed, 19 others injured in Afghanistan
The ongoing operations against the Taliban in Dand-e-Ghori would last until the area was cleansed of the insurgents, police chief Ekramudin Sari said.
November 8, 2018 -
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Afghanistan is witnessing a period of great violence since the withdrawal of the NATO's military mission on January 1, 2015.
November 6, 2018 -
Taliban attack an Afghan forces check point, killing 13
The Taliban view the US-backed government in Kabul as a dysfunctional Western puppet and have refused repeated offers to negotiate with it.
November 5, 2018 -
India undecided on attending Moscow meet on Afghanistan
Russian sources, meanwhile, expressed hope that India would attend the meeting since it was being convened for restoring stability in Afghanistan.
November 4, 2018 -
At least 25 killed in Afghanistan military helicopter crash
The Taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter. The group's spokesman said the insurgent group downed the helicopter in a "direct attack".
October 31, 2018 -
6 killed, 8 injured in Kabul prison suicide bombing
More than 2,790 civilians were killed and over 5,250 others injured in conflict-related incidents in the first 9 months of the year in the war-torn country.
October 31, 2018 -
Several dead in suicide attack outside Kabul prison
A vehicle carrying prison employees was targeted by a suicide bomber.
October 31, 2018 -
India to begin operations at Chabahar soon: Iran
A statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said the first trilateral meeting between India, Afghanistan and Iran of the coordination council of the Chabahar Agreement took place in Tehran.
October 26, 2018 -
Pak must make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on Afghan border: Pompeo
On September 5, Pompeo met Khan and pressed him "to do more" to rein in the terror groups operating from Pakistan's soil.
October 24, 2018 -
Elections postponed in Afghanistan after top officials’ assassination
According to the Afghanistan's Election Commission, out of the 7,384 voting centres that fall in Taliban territory, 2,384 will remain closed on election day.
October 19, 2018 -
India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
"Deeply shocked and saddened by the dastardly terrorist attack in Kandahar," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) tweeted quoting Modi.
October 19, 2018 -
UN allocates $34.6 million to drought-affected Afghanistan
Up to 20 of the country's 34 provinces were affected by the drought and Afghans officials predicted that around 3 million people will be in need of aid until the end of this year.
October 17, 2018