An Afghan diplomat was today shot dead inside the Afghan consulate in Pakistan by a security guard, police said. Police officer Azad Khan told reporters that the consulate's Third Secretary, Mohammad Zaki, was killed in
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday granted an extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan for another six months - till December 31, 2016.
Kabul: Contradicting a Pakistan media report, the Afghanistan intelligence agency today confirmed that Taliban's supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has been killed in US drone strike in Balochistan. Afghanistan's National Directorate of Se
New Delhi: Having faltered for having wished Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani months ahead of his actual birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took to Twitter to wish Ghani on his 67th birthday, with a note
Kabul: A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to brief lawmakers. "Some
Kabul: The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the countrymen face in terms of visa-free travel, an index by a London-based consulting firm showed on Friday.The
Kabul: At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured as a suicide bombing rocked Afghanistan's eastern province of Parwan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman told Xinhua."The blast took place in Seyyagard District at
New Delhi: An Afghan woman, who was attending on her ailing mother at a super specialty hospital in South Delhi, was allegedly molested by a staff.The accused tried to force himself on the woman and
Washington: US President Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said late Wednesday.In a video conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive
New Delhi: The supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Omar, on Wednesday spoke about "peaceful ways" alongwith armed jihad for achieving what he called "sacred goals" for establishing an Islamic state in Afghanistan.The elusive
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed direct talks held between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives in Pakistan.The first-ever formal talks for peace between the Afghan government delegation and representatives of the Taliban were
Kabul: India has dismissed reports that an Indian consortium has scrapped a multi-billion dollar iron-ore mining deal in Afghanistan, saying only an analysis of the proposed project's opportunities and strengths had been done.Media reports had
Kabul/Islamabad: Afghan Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday denounced recent MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, saying that there was no justification for signing an MoU
Islamabad: Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan intelligence outfit National Directorate of Security (NDS) have signed a landmark deal for cooperation aimed at curbing terrorism.The agreement signed in Kabul some time
Kochi: A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war torn country, now has two Indian hands - thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an
Washington: Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani would travel to India next month, a top Afghan leader said today, noting that the maiden trip would provide an opportunity to address India's concerns regarding the country's recent
Beijing: China Friday pledged to provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 500 million yuan ($81.43 million) to Afghanistan this year, authorities said.China will provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 1.5 billion yuan (about $244 million) in the
Kabul: Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday agreed to sign a deal on creation of national unity government, ending a weeks-long political deadlock."Dr. Abdullah and Dr. Ghani agreed on formation
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with Afghan presidential candidates, stressing the need to agree on a government of national unity, a spokesperson said on Thursday."Yesterday, the secretary general had separate telephone
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