Tag: attacks
Deal will not stop attacks on Afghan forces, some Taliban say
KABUL/PESHAWAR: As U.S. and Taliban negotiators push to wrap up talks aimed at securing the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, disagreement remains about whether...
Sri Lanka president vows to block Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has told his cabinet that he will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses leading to the...
Saudi king warns attacks could threaten oil supplies
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday warned that "terrorist" attacks in the region could imperil global oil supplies.
"We confirm that terrorist actions not...
Blast, gunfire heard as Taliban militants target aid group office in...
KABUL: Taliban militants have attacked the offices of an international aid group in central Kabul, setting off a huge blast and battling Afghan security...
Attack on Mali army base kills 12 soldiers: local lawmaker
BAMAKO: Gunmen attacked a Malian army base in a dawn raid on Sunday, killing 12 soldiers and burning the camp in west-central Mali, a...
US heightens attacks on Taliban to gain leverage in peace talks:...
NEW YORK: The United States (US) military has stepped up its airstrikes and special operation raids on Taliban leaders and fighters in Afghanistan to...
Taliban launch deadly attacks as they demand new constitution
--At least 47 killed in three separate attacks as militant outfit promises ‘inclusive Islamic system’ at rare meeting with Afghan officials in Moscow
KABUL/MOSCOW: The Taliban...
Trump in Pennsylvania to mark Sept 11 attacks
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has arrived in Pennsylvania to remember those killed 17 years ago in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Trump and his wife,...
German police brace for new anti-Merkel protests after racist mob attacks
CHEMNITZ: German police braced for more far-right protests Thursday against Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policies in the eastern city where a fatal stabbing has...
Trump’s attacks on media may lead to real violence: UN expert
GENEVA: US President Donald Trump's attacks on the media violate the basic norms of press freedom and run the risk of triggering real violence...
Death toll in devastating IS attacks in Syria climbs to 216
BEIRUT: The death toll from coordinated attacks by Islamic State fighters on a usually peaceful southern Syrian city and surrounding countryside has climbed to...
Taliban launches 2 days of attacks in Afghanistan, 14 killed
KABUL: Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks against security outposts in the east and south of Afghanistan over the last two days, even...
Afghanistan: Insurgents’ attacks kill 29, including elders urging peace
KABUL: An Afghan official says insurgent attacks in two provinces have killed 29 people, including a bomb that targeted a meeting between the Taliban...
Captured US weapons used by Taliban for attacks: report
WASHINGTON: Weapons captured by the United States have been regularly used by the Taliban in Afghanistan to attack government outposts, the US media reported on...
Pakistan says externalising problems will not help Afghanistan
Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry says Pakistan-US stand to lose if ties worsen
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has cautioned against the tendency to externalise problems in Afghanistan, with...
Pak-Afghan blame game doesn’t bode well for regional peace, experts say
LAHORE: In the wake of recent terrorist attacks on its soil, Afghanistan has hurled serious allegations on its neighbour and former ally in the...
27 Afghan Taliban, Haqqani militants handed to Kabul last year: FO
Afghanistan rules out talks with Taliban after deadly attacks in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said that 27 individuals suspected of belonging...
