It was the eighth record daily increase in the last nine days, according to Reuters.
The new infections by the coronavirus pushed the total cases to nearly 14.5 million, second worst-affected country after the United States.
The United States which has reported more than 32 million infections has remained the first worst-hit country around the globe.
India's death toll from COVID-19 rose by 1,341, reaching a...
Afghan forces on Saturday morning found and defused a bomb placed in an area in Qarabagh district of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, said Ferdaws Faramarz, provincial police spokesman.
There was no claim of responsibility for the plot.
Afghanistan, already gripped by decades-long war and violence, has been witnessing a rise in bomb attacks.
The attacks, often without claim of responsibility, claims lives of civilians mostly....
Armed Taliban on Friday night attacked on three spots in Zenda Jan district of western Herat province, said Sayed Wahid Qitali, provincial governor.
Afghan forces fended off their attacks on two spots, according to Mr. Qitali.
The militants stormed an outpost in Bazarak area of the district using a car rigged with explosives, the governor added.
At least three Afghan security personnel were killed in the...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made the remarks with Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya in a telephone call on Friday--just days after the U.S. President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw the remaining American troops by September 11.
Both discussed Afghanistan’s peace process, the recent U.S. decision on troop withdrawal as well as continued support for and cooperation with Afghanistan, according to a presidential...
Afghan commando forces have carried out an operation in Khashrod district of Nimroz province, setting free at least 20 security personnel who were held in a Taliban custody, said the Ministry in a statement.
“Unfortunately, the prisoners were extensively tortured by the Taliban,” said Fawad Aman, a ministry’s deputy spokesman.
The ministry added that as many as seven Taliban militants, including a group’s commander, were...
In his long-hours visit to Afghanistan just a day after U.S. President Joe Biden announced his forces will begin leaving the war-torn south-Asian country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul.
President Ghani welcomed the U.S. decision on troop withdrawal, starting from May 1, according to his office, and emphasized on countries’ joint fight against terrorism.
Now that U.S....
According to reports, the Taliban have said the United States has lost the battle in Afghanistan, and thus, they were the winner of this war.
It follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement on Wednesday that he said U.S. troop withdrawal will begin on May 1, ending America’s longest war, and finishing it by September 11.
Speaking at White House on Afghan troop withdrawal plans, President...
According to police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz, Nazari was killed Wednesday afternoon in his home in Deh Bori area, third district of capital, Kabul.
His death remained mysterious. However, police spokesman said initial investigations indicated it was a criminal assault.
Further probing into the incident was underway, according to police.
There was no claim of responsibility for the murder and police has failed to arrest the perpetrators....
Joe Biden:
Good afternoon. I’m speaking to you today from the Roosevelt, the Treaty Room in the White House, the same spot where on October of 2001, President George W. Bush informed our nation the United States military had begun strikes on terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. It was just weeks, just weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan respects the U.S. decision and we will work with our U.S. partners to ensure a smooth transition,” he said.
“As we move into the next phase in our partnership, we will continue to work with our US/NATO partners in the ongoing peace...
