AT-KABUL: Four Romanian soldiers of the “Rechinii Albi” Force Protection Battalion were wounded on Sunday in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in southern Kandahar province of the country. The attack took place in Dand district of the province while the soldiers were on routine patrol. “After securing the area, …
Read More »Afghan commandos rescue 101 hostages from Taliban
AT-KABUL: Afghan Special Forces raided several Taliban jails in southwestern Helmand province and released at least 101 hostages including civilians from Taliban captivity, Ministry of Defense said Monday. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Dawlat Waziri, said the Afghan commandos conducted the operations last night in Marjah, Nahri-Saraj and Nawzad …
Read More »Balochistan will form govt in exile: Khan of Kalat
GENEVA: Asserting that Balochistan has always been a nation and existed even before the formation of Pakistan, exiled Baloch leader Khan of Kalat Amir Ahmed Suleman Daud has said that they are considering forming a government in exile. In an exclusive interview to ANI in Geneva, Mr Daud said that the …
Read More »UNAMA requests Hazaras to postpone demonstrations
AT-KABUL: In a meeting here on Sunday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) requested representatives of the Hazara community to postpone the demonstrations. In a media statement issued here, the UN mission in the country said that as part of its good offices mandate, it has invited participants for …
Read More »Editorial: Propaganda war
Pakistan is engaged in a continued propaganda war against Afghanistan and India as the key regional and global players are trying to isolate Pakistan for its support to domestic and trans-national terrorists groups. These groups have wrecked havoc in the region. These terror outfits kill and injure scores of innocent …
Read More »WB pledges continued support for Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: The World Bank (WB) vice president for operations Kyle Peters pledged the bank’s continued support for Afghanistan on a two-day visit to Kabul who discussed government preparations for the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan in Brussels in October and reviewed development progress in the country. During his stay in Kabul, …
Read More »15 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar airstrike
AT-KABUL: At least 15 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh were killed and seven others received injuries after a US drone targeted them in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province, a provincial official said on Sunday. Provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said the …
Read More »‘Some circles want Uruzgan’s collapse’
AT-KABUL: There are some circles who want to see the collapse of the Tirinkot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan to the militants for their own interests. In a meeting with security forces in the province, Gen. Daud Shah Wafadar, 205 Attal Military Corps commander in the south, alleged that some …
Read More »Nine terrorists killed in Paktika operation
AT-KABUL: At least nine Taliban terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by security forces in the southeastern Paktika province, ministry of interior said in a statement Sunday. The statement added that the operation was launched in Mangarti village of the Barmal district late Saturday. “At least nine terrorists were …
Read More »Terrorists behind police cadets attack killed in Wardak
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that a group of nine terrorists linked with the Haqqani network were killed, adding that they were perpetrators of the attack on the police cadets’ convoy in June in Wardak province. Two suicide bombers hit five buses of the cadets, leaving at …
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