Search For "afghanistan"
At least 10 die in Afghanistan earthquake, flash floods
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At least 10 people were killed and over 60 injured after flash floods and earthquake hit Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-appointed Department of Natural Disaster Management.
Read More
Washington stands with women in Iran, Afghanistan who face violence: US Pr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"We stand with women in Iran and Afghanistan who are facing down violence ... The budget I laid out two weeks ago, includes more than three billion dollars, a record amount, to advance general quality globally not just at home," he said, as quoted by TOLO News.
Read More
Earthquake in Afghanistan destroyed around 665 houses in several provinces
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The organization added that the earthquake in Badakhshan killed five people. In contrast, it injured 58 others and "partners have deployed assessment and response teams to provide immediate relief to affected families," OCHA said in a tweet on Wednesday.
Read More
High time for Pakistan to rethink its Afghan policy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In February, a suicide squad carried out a brazen attack on the Karachi Police Office and killed five people. Earlier, the bombing of a Peshawar mosque, located in a highly secured police headquarters, killed approximately 100 personnel. There were also frequent clashes between the Taliban f
Read More
4 killed, 80 injured in Afghanistan earthquake
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake had a 6.8 magnitude and its centre was 40 km south southeast of Jurm district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
Read More
3,927 people arrested for various types of crimes in Afghanistan over last
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalild Zadran, while speaking at a press conference to report annual activities, said some weapons and ammunition as well as narcotics were seized from detainees.
Read More
Mild tremors felt as magnitude 2.7 earthquake strikes west-northwest of De
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 2.7 on the Richter scale struck 17 km west-northwest of Delhi on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology reported.
Read More
At least 3 killed, 44 injured in Afghanistan earthquake
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The death toll stands at three after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 jolted Afghanistan on Tuesday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan.
Read More
EU condemns large-scale, gender-based discrimination by Taliban in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As gender-based discrimination continues to remain prevalent in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the European Union (EU) in an official statement has said that the decision of the organisation to deny education to females and work at NGOs has hampered the delivery of humanitarian aid in
Read More
9 killed, over 150 injured as 6.8 magnitude quake rattles Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At least 9 people were killed and over 150 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 jolted several parts of Pakistan on Tuesday night, Geo News reported citing the authorities.
Read More
Denial of women's right to education in Afghanistan not justifiable, says
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The continued "denial of girls and young women's right to school in Afghanistan marks a global low in education, harming an entire gender, a generation, and the future of the country," TOLOnews reported citing the statement made by the UN experts.
Read More
2 dead, 6 injured as 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake rocked Afghanistan and parts of India as well, including the capital New Delhi, adding that the quake's epicentre was 40 kilometres south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm.
Read More