A suicide car bomb targeted 505 Commandment Zone in Lashkargah, provincial capital of Helmand around 2:45 pm today. A security source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Killid that, 14 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured and one was killed. Killid reporter from the area said that ambulances are rushing to the site. Details to follow… ...
A second air cargo route, Mumbai, was officially launched today from Afghanistan to India following the success of the Afghanistan-New Delhi route. At the launch ceremony in Kabul, the Deputy Chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), Khan Jan Alokozay said Afghanistan’s fruit exports will increase further with the Kabul-Mumbai route. Meanwhile, Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish also said that the...
The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it said have led the development of nuclear missiles. The US treasury named the two men as Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol, and said both were "key leaders" of North Korea's ballistic missile programme. The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday in response to ballistic missile tests. North Korea said the...
Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan has been moved to the second spot of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings of T20 bowlers and eighth in ODI Player Rankings. According to BBC, Rashid is only one point behind top of the ICC’s new ranking list for bowlers, Pakistani Imad Wasim, who has 718 pints. Hamza Hotak, Afghanistan’s slow left-arm orthodox bowler is in 13th place and...
Tens of prisoners who were extradited to Afghanistan from Iran about one year ago have gone on hunger strike at the central prison in Herat province against their undecided fate. One of the striking inmates, who wished to go unnamed, said that some 110 inmates had been denying food over the past one week, but their strike went unnoticed. He said he had spent 12...
Today, sixth of Jadi month of Afghan calendar, marks the 38th anniversary of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Thirty eight years ago a 120,000 strong red army equipped with sophisticated weaponry invaded Afghanistan. The invasion was followed by uprising in various parts of the country, triggering a war that lasted ten-long years and resulted in the Soviet Union biggest and subsequent disintegration. During the invasion,...
Another shipment of 4,200 tonnes of wheat arrived in Kandahar through Chabahar Port as part of donation from India today. Zalmai Weesa, provincial governor, accompanied by Indian Consul General Madan Singh Bhandari and the provincial council head, oversaw the storing process of the Indian-granted wheat. A press release from Kandahar governor’s office stated that Weesa hailed India’s assistances to Afghanistan as beneficial. He expressed gratitude...
A religious scholar, who also served as prayer leader, was killed by unknown gunmen in Nangarhar province. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, said the incident occurred in the limits of the 7th municipal district of Jalalabad on Monday afternoon. He said unidentified gunmen riding a motorbike opened fire at Syed Hazrat Haqqani, a prayer leader at the Khogyani Wazir Mosque, and killed him. According to him,...
Local officials in Nangarhar said that 17 Daesh militants were killed in drone strikes in Achin and Haska Mina districts. A press release from provincial governor’s office stated that 15 Daesh militants were killed in Bandar area of Achin district late yesterday. The statement added that two Daesh militants were killed in Oghaz area of Haska Mina district. Daesh militants are yet to comment. ...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been formally barred from competing in next year's presidential election. The Central Electoral Commission has said Navalny was ineligible because of a corruption conviction which he said is politically motivated. He has urged his supporters to boycott the March vote. According to media reports, Navalny, 41, was widely regarded as the only candidate with a chance of challenging President Vladimir...