At least 11 people were killed and 25 others were injured in an explosion in Banaee area in Kabul’s PD 9 on Thursday evening. According to the reports, the suicide attackers blew his explosives last night around 8:30 pm when police forces members had a mission in the area. Kabul residents said the explosion was heard even in far areas around the city. Earlier in the...
Security officials in Helmand said that a prominent Taliban commander was killed in the province. A press release from Helmand police stated that the commander was killed in a clearing operation last night. The commander named ‘Hafiz Malik’ was the group military in-charge in Khakriz district. The statement added that a radio along with a gun was recovered from the commander. Taliban militants are yet to comment...
The world's most powerful man ignited a stunning new showdown with North Korea late Tuesday, as Donald Trump boasted to volatile leader Kim Jong Un that he had a "much bigger & more powerful" nuclear weapon. Trump's flippant comments about his nuclear prowess -- akin to "mine is bigger than yours" schoolyard taunts -- raise new questions about whether the President has thought deeply...
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced that 13 Daesh militants were arrested by NDS personnel in Kabul. A NDS statement stated that the group wanted to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in Kabul. The statement added that the insurgents had a prominent role in transferring suicide attackers to Kabul city. Among the insurgents are local as well as foreign individuals as well. ...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif are to hold an emergency meeting today over US president Donald Trump’s Monday tweet that said, “We've been fooled for 15 years, but no more.” “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years and they have given us nothing but lies and...
Minister of Water and Energy, Ali Ahmad Osmani, today was able to get Parliament’s vote of confidence and remained in his position. Osmani was summoned to parliament for spending less than 60 percent of the budget and allegations of illegal hiring in the ministry. He, however, convinced the MPs and got a vote of confidence. Osmani got 124 votes of confidence, 36 votes of rejection,...
At least 15 people were killed and 14 injured in a bomb blast at a funeral ceremony in Jalalabad, provincial capital of Nangarhar, this afternoon. The blast took place around 2 pm in PD6 of Jalalabad city after a bomb exploded at the funeral ceremony of the head of the development council of Haska Mina District. The bomb was placed in a rickshaw, according to...
Meshrano Jirga (upper house of parliament) chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Sunday offered to serve as a mediator between Presidential Ashraf Ghani against former Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor and demanded the law to be enforced. Few days back, President Ghani accepted Governor Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation and announced Eng. Dawood as his replacement. However, Dawood has not been formally introduced as the new governor...
Local officials in Herat reported that a tribal elder kidnapped by the Taliban was set freed. Jailani Farhad, spokesman for Herat governor, told Killid that the man was abducted by unknown gunmen two days ago. Farhad added that he was released through mediation of tribal elders. Farhad further stated that the motive behind the incident is yet to be known. Taliban militants are yet to comment. ...
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists have conducted a mass prisoner swap, marking the largest such deal since the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine broke out in 2014. The captives - who include activists and journalists - were exchanged on Wednesday near the town of Horlivka, northeast of Donetsk. Under the terms of the agreement, 74 Ukrainian soldiers were expected to be swapped for 306 pro-Russian separatists. However,...