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Afghanistan President visiting India tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to visit India on September 19. During the visit he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of issues of mutual interest.
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Qureshi visits Afghanistan, calls for combating terrorism
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday embarked on a day-long visit to Kabul and met with several high-ranking Afghan officials, including President Ashraf Ghani and discussed ways of enhancing bilateral ties, including the need to tac
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Afghanistan: At least 32 killed in suicide bombings
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 12 (ANI): At least 32 people have been killed and around 130 wounded in a suicide attack on a gathering of protestors in eastern Afghanistan.
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US Defence Secretary Mattis meets Afghan President, discusses bilateral is
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Istanbul], Sep 08 (ANI): A delegation of the United States Department of Defence, led by Defence Secretary James Mattis and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Friday and discussed seve
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James Mattis makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 7 (ANI): A day after attending the inaugural 2+2 talks in India, United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis on Friday made an unannounced visit to Kabul.
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Afghan President orders investigation into distribution of fake ID cards
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 5 (ANI): An investigation into the alleged distribution of fake National Identity cards has been ordered by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani after a number of political parties claimed that fake ID cards could affect the outcome of the upcoming Parliamentary electi
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UK extends support to NATO troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 5 (ANI): 100 Welsh Guards were added to the NATO troops in Afghanistan during United Kingdom (UK) Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's visit in Kabul last week, UK's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
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Gen. Miller reaffirms support to Afghanistan forces
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 04 (ANI): General Scott Miller, the newly appointed Commander of the NATO-led armed forces coalition in Afghanistan - Resolute Support, has pledged to give all support to Afghanistan's defence and security forces.
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Daesh a threat to UK: UK Defence Secy
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 3 (ANI): The United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who is on a three-day visit to Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, expressed concern about Daesh fighters in Afghanistan, stating that the terrorist organisation poses a threat to the UK.
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Pak behind deadly Ghazni attack: Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 29 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that Pakistan's military provided the sufficient aid to the Taliban militants and plotted the deadly attack in Ghazni earlier this month, which claimed over 100 lives.
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Hamdullah Mohib named Afghanistan's new NSA
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced Hamdullah Mohib as the new National Security Advisor (NSA). Mohib succeeds Mohammad Hanif Atmar who unexpectedly resigned from the post.
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Afghanistan: US drone strike kills ISIS affiliate leader
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA] Aug 26 (ANI): A US drone strike killed an ISIS affiliate - Abu Sayeed Orakzai in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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