Tag: Afghanistan
Pak-Afghan relations on track despite sabotage attempts: Afghan adviser
ISLAMABAD: Relations between Kabul and Islamabad are on a positive trajectory and these developments bode well for regional peace efforts, said Sarwar Ahmadzai, an adviser...
From Kabul to Baghdad, a tale of two ‘Green Zones’
KABUL: A labyrinth of concrete blast walls, spotlights, and checkpoints are eating up ever more of Kabul, standing in stark contrast to a similar...
Roadside bomb kills 11 in Afghanistan: official
A roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed at least 11 people travelling in a truck in the southern Kandahar province, provincial officials said on Monday.
Ahmad...
At least three killed in Afghan hotel attack
HERAT, AFGHANISTAN: Attackers entered a hotel in western Afghanistan on Saturday and killed at least three security forces in an ongoing incident, an official told AFP.
The...
Islamic State says it carried out attack at Shi’ite mosque in...
KABUL: Islamic State fighters claimed responsibility on Saturday for a deadly overnight attack in a mosque in central province of Ghazni in Afghanistan.
At least...
At least 14 killed as mortars hit Afghan market: officials
KABUL: At least 14 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a busy market in northern Afghanistan was hit by mortar fire, officials said...
FIFA: Afghanistan coach’s Infantino criticism ‘unjustified’
LYON: Criticism of FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the handling of sexual abuse investigations was “ill-informed and unjustified,” the governing body said Thursday after...
Imran, Taliban meeting on the cards, says Haque
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque on Wednesday said that PM Imran Khan would meet the Taliban leadership for a peaceful...
Trump says US will keep strong intel presence in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan but will leave a strong intelligence presence, branding the country the...
At least 50 children wounded in Taliban attack on Kabul
KABUL: At least 50 children were among nearly 100 people wounded Monday when the Taliban detonated a powerful car bomb in an area of...
ICC to take action after fans clash at Pak-Afghan match
LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it will take action against any fans involved in “scuffles” before the Cricket World Cup match...
Politics spices up Pakistan-Afghanistan World Cup tie
Afghanistan v Pakistan is perhaps the World Cup match that cricket fans in the war-weary nation will be watching most intensely.
It is a complicated...
US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul, hopes for a peace...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ongoing peace talks...
Bangladesh´s Shakib goes top of World Cup run chart against Afghanistan
SOUTHAMPTON: Bangladesh´s Shakib Al Hasan became the leading run scorer in this year´s World Cup so far as he made a confident start in...
Pakistan supports an Afghanistan that is at peace with itself, says...
BHURBAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that Pakistan is resolute towards finding a peaceful solution to the Afghan conflict as "Pakistan supports...
US seeks Pakistan’s support in Afghanistan, but urges caution on India
WASHINGTON: The United States wants Pakistan to continue supporting the Afghan peace process but also expects Islamabad to end its allegedly “unacceptable support” to...
Pakistan to support Afghan peace process, says Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Pakistan would continue to extend assistance to the Afghan peace process to ensure peace and...
