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Afghanistan calls on international community, human rights agencies, ICC t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Afghanistan on Sunday called on the international community, human rights agencies, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cooperate with the Afghan government in preventing the Taliban's organised atrocities and help in the prosecution of the perpe
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Planner of rocket attacks on Afghanistan's Presidential Palace held
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): The organiser of the rocket attacks on the Presidential Palace during Eid prayers was arrested along with three others in Kabul city, said officials on Sunday.
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Russia, Tajikistan discuss measures to counter Taliban threats amid escala
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): To counter threats from the Taliban in the Tajikistan and Afghanistan border area, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Tajik counterpart Sherali Mirzo on Saturday discussed joint measures to be taken to neutralise the threats.
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UN warns of expanding threat from Daesh, al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): The United Nations has warned that the threat from terror groups such as Daesh and Al-Qaeda is expanding in many places in Afghanistan and said the security situation remains fragile with uncertainty surrounding the peace process and a risk of further deteriorat
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5 terrorists killed, Taliban commander injured in mine blast in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Faryab [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Five Taliban terrorists were killed and a key commander, Mufti Ismael, sustained injury as a mine blast struck their car in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Sunday, police said.
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Afghan forces kill 81 terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 81 terrorists were confirmed dead as the Afghan forces, backed by helicopter gunships and fighting planes, launched airstrikes in northern Balkh province on Saturday, said an army statement released here Sunday.
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Taliban poised to restore dark days in Afghanistan, re-impose repressive l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): The Taliban, who are rapidly gaining territory in Afghanistan as the US withdraws its forces, are demanding that families marry off girls to their fighters and ordering men to grow beards and go to mosques.
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Afghanistan, Pak sponsored terror, COVID-19 on agenda during Blinken's vis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting India on July 27-28, 2021. This will be his first visit to India after assuming the office.
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China dismantling peace in Afghanistan by collaborating with Pak, Taliban,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): A columnist from Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Ganderbali on Sunday blamed China for dismantling peace in Afghanistan by collaborating with Pakistan and supporting the Taliban.
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US Defence Secy advises Afghan forces to slow down Taliban's momentum befo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Amid escalated fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said the Afghan security forces' primary job is to make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum before attempting to retake territory.
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Amid US military drawdown, new terror axis emerges in Afghan-Pak theatre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 25 (ANI): With the US troops drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, a new terror axis is emerging in the Afghan-Pak geopolitical theatre with the convergence of interests between Pakistan, China and Turkey.
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33 people assassinated in Taliban-held areas in Afghanistan's Kandahar pro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): As many as 33 people were assassinated in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province over the past two weeks, TOLO News reported on Saturday citing a rights commission.
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