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US General warns of Al-Qaeda, ISIS 'reconstituting' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Raising concern over the Taliban freeing Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS) prisoners, the nominee to head the US Central Command, Gen. Michael Michael Erik Kurilla on Wednesday warned that the foreign terrorist groups are "reconstituting" in Afghanistan.
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Drug trafficking threat from Afghanistan to Russia real, says Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI): Russian Foreign Ministry Department Director Alexander Sternik has said that there is a serious threat of drug trafficking from Afghanistan to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and further to the Russian territory and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (C
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UN chief Guterres expresses concern over missing women activists in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], February 10 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concern about the well-being of missing women activists in Afghanistan.
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WHO chief, Taliban delegation discuss 'dire' health crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that he met the 10-member Taliban delegation headed by health minister Qalander Ebad and discussed the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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One million Afghan children could die if urgent actions not taken: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if "urgent actions" are not taken.
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Global outrage over fate of missing Afghan women activists: UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Wednesday and expressed concern over the missing Afghan women activists.
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Afghan evacuee arrested in sexual assault investigation in Wisconsin, US
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Matiullah Matie, a former counsellor of Afghanistan Senate, has been arrested for sexual assault of a refugee's organization employee in Wisconsin state, media reports said.
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New restrictions at Chaman border crossing between Afghanistan-Pakistan im
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Fresh restrictions imposed by Pakistani authorities at the Chaman border with Afghanistan have adversely affected the movement of ordinary people between the two countries, a media report said.
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India has been a privileged partner of Afghanistan, its people: Afghan env
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay has said that New Delhi has been a privileged partner of Kabul and its people, admiring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' commemorating 75 years of India's independenc
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US not ready to reopen embassy in Kabul, says Afghanistan envoy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The United States is not yet ready to reopen its embassy in Afghanistan, but continues to monitor the security situation in the country while maintaining diplomatic ties with the Taliban, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has said, acco
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India at UN says threats of terrorism in its neighbourhood exacerbated by
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], February 9 (ANI): India at the UN said that it has been highlighting consistently the threats of terrorism in its neighbourhood and noted that these security fears have been further exacerbated by the changed political situation in Afghanistan, highlighting the concerns posed
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After arresting some activists, Taliban members continue threaten, intimid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): The Taliban members continue to threaten and harass women activists to intimidate them after arresting some women activists recently, according to a media report.
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