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Taliban announces Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban on Saturday announced a ceasefire in Afghanistan during the three days of Eid-ul-Fitr when no attack will be carried out on Afghan forces. “All mujahidin are instructed to stop all their offensive operations against the domestic opposition forces throughout the country during the first, second and third days of the Eid,” Efe […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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16 killed in Afghanistan blast

Kabul: At least 16 people were killed when a vehicle, packed with explosives detonated in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, authorities said. Provincial Governor Tooryalai Wesa said that at least 16 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the explosion, Ariana News reported. According to Wesa, the death toll is expected to rise, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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4 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan air strikes

Kabul: At least four Taliban insurgents were killed following an Afghan Special Operations Forces-related air strikes in the southern province of Zabul, officials said on Sunday. “The strikes were conducted against militants of Taliban terrorist outfit in Shahjoy and Shinkay districts and two insurgents’ motorcycles were also destroyed,” Xinhua quoted Operational Coordination Group Afghanistan as […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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8 killed, 43 hurt in explosion during cricket match in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least eight people were killed and 43 wounded in three consecutive explosions during a cricket match in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, media reported on Saturday. The blasts occurred around Friday midnight at Jalalabad’s Spinghar cricket stadium where hundreds of people had gone to watch a match between local teams, Efe news reported quoting Attaullah […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Nine journalists among 41 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombings

Kabul/Kandahar: At least 30 people, including nine journalists, were killed as two suicide bombers blew themselves up in quick succession in the Afghan capital on Monday. Hours later, another suicide bomber struck in Kandahar province killing 11 madrassa students. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the Kabul bombings where French news agency AFP’s […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Photojournalist among 7 killed in Kabul twin blasts

Kabul: At least seven people including AFP photojournalist Shah Marai were killed and 20 others injured in two explosions on Monday in central Kabul which hosts the NATO headquarters and offices of several international non-profits. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health Wahidullah Majroh confirmed the toll to Efe news. A police official told Efe […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
11 killed in Afghanistan gunfight

Kabul: At least 11 people, including 10 Islamic State (IS) militants and a security personnel, have been killed in a gunfight in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province, police said on Sunday. Nine IS militants and two security personnel also sustained injuries in the clashes, officials said. The clashes flared up after the IS militants attacked security checkpoints […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Meet the youngest captain in international cricket! Tap to find out

New Delhi: This player is all set to become the youngest captain in the history of international cricket. At 19 years of age, highly-rated Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is set to become the youngest captain in the history of international cricket. The World’s No.1 ODI and Twenty20 International bowler, Rashid will lead Afghanistan after regular […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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10,000 civilians killed, injured in Afghanistan in 2017: UN report

Kabul: More than 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in violent attacks in in Afghanistan last year, the UN has said. The annual report released on Thursday by the UN’s Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) showed the figure had dropped by 9 per cent in 2017 from the previous year, reports the Guardian. “The chilling statistics […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Pakistan, Indonesia agree to work for Afghan peace

Islamabad: Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain have agreed to work together for peace in the war-shattered Afghanistan. Widodo, who arrived in Pakistan on a two-day state visit on Friday, held talks with Hussain and proposed a joint role of religious scholars of the three nations for peace in Afghanistan, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Afghan air force kills 32 militants in latest raids

Kabul: At least 32 militants were killed in two separate airstrikes in Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. In one raid conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) Air Force on Sunday against a Taliban’s position in Khaki Safed district of western Farah province, 28 insurgents were killed and 10 others injured, the ministry said […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
20 killed in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul: At least 20 persons have been killed and 30 others injured here in a suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State terror group, an official said. The attack happened on Thursday night in Banaee area of Kabul where a group of police officers were handling a protest, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. A […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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3 killed, 31 wounded in Afghan car bombing

Kabul: At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after a suicide car bombing struck a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred at 5.30 p.m. after a suicide bomber detonated the vehicle near the targeted police post, locating in a […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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BCCI to hosts Afghanistan for maiden Test

Kabul: Praising the BCCI’s decision to host Afghanistan for their first ever Test match against India, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Atif Mashal on Monday called it a historic moment for his country. “I would like to thank @BCCI for a fruitful meeting in which we agreed that Afghanistan will play its inaugural Test match […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Afghanistan temporarily bans WhatsApp

Kabul: In a move that can curb “freedom of expression”, the Afghanistan government has asked several private telecommunication companies to suspend WhatsApp and Telegram instant messaging services in the country. Although the apps, popular among the country’s elite, were still working on private telecom operators on Friday, customers of Salaam Telecom, a government-owned service provider, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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