New York [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan is at a "dangerous turning point" as the Taliban has achieved significant territorial gains with over a thousand casualties in the past one month alone, United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons told the Security Council on
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): India has condemned the reported removal of Nishan Sahib, a Sikh religious flag from the rooftop of a gurdwara in Afghanistan's Paktia province, government sources said on Friday.
Jawzjan [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 terrorists have been killed and operations backed by fighting planes are going on to repel the Taliban attack on Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Jawzjan province on Friday, an army statement released here said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): The head of the Afghanistan government's media wing was killed by gunmen on Friday TOLO News reported citing sources.
New York [US], August 6 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on Friday under the Indian Presidency to address the escalation of hostilities in Afghanistan as foreign forces are withdrawing from the war-torn country.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Over 90 Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists were killed; and 16 others suffered injuries in security operations conducted by Afghan forces in the past 24 hours in the city of Lashkar Gah, the Afghan Defence Ministry announced on Friday.
Waziristan [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four other suffered injuries in gun and bomb attacks in Khyber and South Waziristan tribal districts on Thursday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghan former Vice President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has called on the country's political leaders to sideline their personal interests and unite as fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces intensifies.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Thousands of Afghans came out on the streets in a show of support for Afghan forces fighting the Taliban and chanted 'Allahu Akbar' in unison.
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan possesses a vast amount of intact mines and natural resources that amount to nearly USD1000 billion and the Taliban could take unfavourable advantage of these resources, The Khaama Press reported.
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 6 (ANI): A Human rights watchdog on Wednesday informed that nearly one million people have been displaced countrywide within the past three months in Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 6 (ANI): At least 13 Taliban terrorists were killed and 8 injured in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Taleqan city of the country's Takhar provincial center on Thursday, informed the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense.