Tag: Kabul

Explosions rock Kabul govt compound, casualties feared

KABUL: Militants detonated a car bomb before storming a Kabul government compound in an ongoing attack on Monday, officials and witnesses said, in the latest...

FM Qureshi holds delegation-level talks with Afghani counterpart

--FM Qureshi calls on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, exchanges views on Afghan peace plan --Foreign minister pays his maiden visit to Iran, discusses ways to strengthen...

FM Qureshi to visit Kabul for peace talks on Dec 15...

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said he will visit Kabul on December 15 and hold talks with the Afghan leadership on...

At least 50 killed in Kabul Eid Miladun Nabi bombing

--PM Khan, FO condemn the attack, express grief over loss of lives KABUL: The bombing of a crowded religious gathering in Kabul on Tuesday killed at...

Seven killed in suicide attack near Kabul prison

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the...

Death reigns Afghan polls

Nearly 170 killed as violence rocks chaotic polls across Afghanistan, polling extended in some constituencies till today Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 in...

US peace envoy reaches Kabul as Taliban ramp up attacks

KABUL: Senior US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Sunday reached Kabul for talks with Afghan leaders in his first trip to the Afghan capital since...

China appreciates FM Qureshi’s visit to Kabul

Geng Shuang says Beijing in contact with Islamabad, Kabul to arrange second trilateral FM-level dialogue BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday appreciated the...

Pakistan promises Afghanistan peace

--Foreign Minister Qureshi says Kabul visit ’very advantageous’, ‘clouds of fear have faded away’ --Sources say visit not successful as both countries failed to make...

52 killed in Afghanistan as Taliban attack security forces

KABUL: Taliban insurgents launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in the country's north, killing at least 52, provincial officials said on Monday. Mohammad Yusouf...

Pakistan condemns Kabul terror attack

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned terrorist attack in Kabul. In a statement issued on Monday, Foreign office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said Pakistan strongly condemns the...

FM Qureshi to visit Kabul on 15th

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will embark on one-day Kabul trip on September 15. It would be his first foreign visit in the...

Afghans protest against visa issues outside Pakistan embassy

KABUL: A group of Afghans gathered outside the Pakistan embassy in the capital city, Kabul as a protest against the problems faced during the...

Intelligence service centre attacked by gunmen in Kabul

Gunmen attacked an area around a training centre for Afghanistan’s intelligence service on Thursday in the capital Kabul, an official at the centre said. Staff...

Suicide bomber targets Shia students in Kabul, killing 48

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted students preparing for university exams in a Shia neighbourhood of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding...

Attack on security convoy in Kabul kills 3

KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a convoy belonging to the Afghan intelligence service in Kabul on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding five...

Tremendous improvement seen in Pak-Afghan bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: The last few months have witnessed a tremendous improvement in bilateral ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as seen in the signing of their...