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Afghan government forces recapture 2 districts in northern Takhar province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghan government forces in an overnight counter-offensive have recaptured two districts in the northern Takhar province, an army spokesman in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Nazari said Monday.
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Kremlin says meeting between Putin, Johnson is possible
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI): Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is possible if the British authorities have "political will."
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Taliban attack on northern Afghan city repulsed, vehicle bombing foiled
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Taliban attack on northern Afghan Kunduz city Saturday has been repulsed and the terrorists fled away after suffering casualties, army spokesman in the northern region captain Abdul Razaq said.
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Taliban commander among 18 killed in N. Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 18 Taliban terrorists including their commander Qari Mubin have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in Aqcha district of the northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, an army spokesman in the northern region Mohamm
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2 killed, 10 wounded in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Afghan civilians were killed and 10 others including one security personnel were wounded in a car bomb blast targeting a military convoy in Jalalabad city, capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, a local government spoke
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Vehicle bomb kills 4, wounds 28 in Afghanistan's Baghlan province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed and 28 others injured as a military vehicle-laden explosive device went off in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Tuesday.
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EU offers assistance in conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan after recent
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): In connection with another incident on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European Union calls on the parties to de-escalate, and also offers assistance in the settlement, the bloc's external action service spokesman Peter Stano said in a
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Afghan airstrikes kill 23 Taliban terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 23 terrorists were killed as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in Sholgara district in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Friday.
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Combined military drills key to ensuring defence readiness of S Korea, US:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Combined military exercises are a key measure to ensure the readiness of South Korean and US forces, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday adding "even as the pandemic has thrown the timetable out the window."
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Taiwan probe reports of Chinese disinformation campaigns amid COVID-19 sur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 20 (ANI): The Taiwanese government is probing into reports of Chinese disinformation campaigns in an "effort to deepen internal conflicts in Taiwan" during the current COVID-19 outbreak.
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Kazan School shooting to have an impact on the bill on weapons possession
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kazan [Russia], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The school shooting incident in Russia's Kazan and Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to toughen punishment in the sphere of arms trafficking will have an impact on the bill allowing arms possession from the age of 16, the decisions are yet t
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Philippines Foreign Minister apologises for using F-word against China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 4 (ANI): After issuing an expletive-laden warning to China, Philippines Foreign Minister Teodoro Locsin has apologised for telling Beijing to 'get the f**k out' of the disputed waters in the South China Sea, said presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday.
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