Washington : The Pentagon Monday condemned an Afghan government order to release 37 of 88 detainees who the US says are threats to national security.Afghan Review Board (ARB), a special government panel, ordered Monday that
Panaji:Top Afghanistan footballer Zohib Islam Amiri has joined Dempo Sports Club till the end of the 2013-14 season.Amiri, who is captain of Afghanistan's national team, comes to the Goan outfit from Mumbai FC."I am delighted
Islamabad/Peshawar: Two senior Pakistan Army officers and a soldier were today killed in an IED blast while they were returning after visiting posts along the Pak-Afghan border in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Major Gen
Herat: One person was killed and three injured Saturday when protestors raided the Iranian consulate in Herat city, the provincial capital of the western Afghan province of Herat, police said."A demonstration held by locals near
Kabul: In recent years, there had been a surge in the recruitment of minor children by the Taliban to carry out suicide bombings on foreign troops and government forces in Afghanistan.Human right groups and government
Washington, July 20: Calling India "an essential partner" in Afghanistan, the US has said that it shares New Delhi's view about an Afghan-led peace process that results in a democratic, peaceful, and stable Afghanistan.During his
London, July 18: British Prime Minister David Cameron praised India and Pakistan for taking initiative to resume bilateral talks to improve relations and urged them to play a crucial role in bringing back peace to
Singapore, July 5: India has turned down Afghanistan's request for supply of lethal weapons, saying it was not "either in a position or willing" to contribute lethal weapons right now, days after Afghan President Hamid
Kabul, June 27: Afghanistan Police raided a Taliban hideout in Ghazni province, killing four militants including their commander, reported Xinhua."Acting on an intelligence report, the police stormed a Taliban hideout in Piriqarsdaran village outside provincial
Kabul, Jun 26: Afghan national police say they clashed with Taliban fighters in the northern province of Baghlan in a gun battle that left at least two police officers and two militants dead.Baghlan deputy police
Kabul, Apr 8: At least 10 children were killed and six women were injured in Afghanistan's Kunar province in a security operation involving NATO's aircraft, an official said Sunday.It occurred when Afghan forces backed by
New Delhi, Nov 2: Looks matter! For a 61 year-old Afghan national, who got his facelift done at a city hospital, it actually meant to look young in the hope of getting married a second
Kabul, Sep 12: The government of Afghanistan today banned access to YouTube to block an anti-Islam film which triggered violence in Egypt and Libya, leading to the death of the US ambassador to Libya in
Kabul, Aug 30: Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved to replace the country's intelligence chief and the ministers of defense and interior Wednesday, the first step in what senior government officials said was a planned wider
Kabul, Jun 18: An improvised bomb killed four police and two civilians today in an Afghan town where hundreds of French troops have been deployed to fight Taliban rebels as part of the NATO mission,
Koblenz (Germany), Mar 20: A German-Afghan man whose information prompted terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 has gone on trial in Germany on charges he was a member of al-Qaida and another terrorist group.Ahmad Wali
Islamabad, Mar 14: A political settlement will be the “only durable solution” to the problems of Afghanistan as it would have the support of the people and offer the best guarantee for lasting peace, Prime
Sharjah, Feb 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants fast-improving teams like Afghanistan to play more international matches against test-playing nations to be better able to gauge their progress.Having been awarded one-day international status in 2009, Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 22: More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit
New Delhi, Jan 18: A 31-year-old Afghan man, Jalaluddin, who is slightly mentally unstable, has been missing from Delhi's Karol Bagh since last 17 days. His distraught mother Hakima alongwith her other son Kamran, have
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