PESHAWAR—A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban group was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in Peshawar city of Pakistan. According to reports, the incident took place in Nasir Bagh Road and the Taliban leader has been identified as Qari Syed Murad. The gunmen reportedly opened fire on Qari Murad …

AT-KABUL: At least 50 terrorist killed in airstrike in northern Badakhshan province, said officials. Afghan airstrike targeted terrorist hideouts in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province, which resulted at killing of 50 insurgents and wounding of 12 others in the district, said Ministry of Defense. The insurgents were involved to different …

At least 75 people have been killed and some 100 injured in two bombings carried out by so-called Islamic State in Baghdad, officials say. In the first attack late on Saturday, a suicide car bomb exploded near a restaurant and shopping area in the central district of Karrada. The street …

Pakistani electronic media, a bunch of analysts and certain political parties such as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have become intolerable toward Afghan refugees. PTI has lost public trust in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for its failed policies and container politics. The long-time chairperson of the PTI has promised Pashtuns in the province …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that nine terrorists arrested in southern Kandahar province. Nine terrorists nabbed through an operation by intelligence operatives in the city of Kandahar province, said NDS. The captured rebels were involved to different subversive and terrorist activities in Kabul-Kandahar highway. The …

AT-KABUL: The lawmakers on Saturday accused the senior security officials of negligence in the projection of cadets targeted Thursday by the terrorist attacks in Kabul. Speaker of Wolesi Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said that security officials neglected in secure transporting of the newly graduated policemen from Wardak’s military training to …

AT-KABUL: A family of seven including three women was shot dead by an anti-government armed militant in southern Kandahar province, local officials said on Saturday. The shooting took place late Friday in the Shahwali Kot district where the gunman stormed into a civilian house. “The gunman was also killed in …

AT-Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani performed the Umrah in the Mecca and prayed for durable peace, stability and national unity of Afghanistan, his office said Saturday. Ghani arrived in Jeddah International Airport after performing the Umrah, praying for martyrs of security and defense military forces who killed in the recent terrorist …

AT-KABUL: Twenty Two Taliban fighters were killed and two others were woundedin different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted joint operations against …

AT-KABUL:  At least two civilians were killed and 18 others were wounded, after a suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Nanagarhar province Saturday morning, said officials. Provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogianai said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital at around 10:00am, in which …