US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have shared a historic handshake as they meet for the first time. The two clasped hands for a long while Tuesday as they posed for photos in front of a row of US and North Korean flags. Trump then directed Kim to walk down a hallway, where they briefly spoke. Addressing the media briefly after...
Kabul police have confirmed at least five people were killed and another 20 injured in an explosion in Kabul’s PD 6, in Darulaman area. The explosion happened at about 1pm at the gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD). Early reports indicate the explosion happened while employees were leaving the ministry's building for the day. Police also confirmed it had been a suicide...
Kabul police confirmed to Killid that an explosion rocked Sara-e-Shamali area of Kabul City around 11:30 pm today. Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for Kabul police, told Killid that the blast happened inside a residential house in Zor Abad area of PD 4th. He added that one dead body and three injured were transferred from the site to hospital. No group has claimed responsibility yet....
National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives seized three and a half tonnes of potassium chloride from a truck after crossing from Pakistan into Nangarhar province yesterday. A NDS statement said the chemical, used in making bombs by the insurgents, came from Pakistan to “carry out terrorist attacks in Kabul.” The statement added the potassium chloride weighing 3,500 kilograms was from 150 sacks loaded on the...
Local officials in Nangarhar said that 34 armed insurgents were killed in National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Forces’ operation in Khogyani district. Ataullah Khogyani, provincial governor’s spokesman, told Killid that the operation was conducted by NDS Special Forces in Zawai area of the district last night. Khogyani added that a large amount of insurgents’ weapons were also destroyed during the operation. Khogyani further stated that...
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have touched down in Singapore ahead of the most anticipated summit in recent world history. The pair are due to meet face-to-face tomorrow, with Mr. Trump working to strike a deal that will lead to the denuclearisation of North Korea. In return for giving up his nuclear weapons, Mr. Kim is seeking relief from crippling...
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to deploy liaison officers in each other's capital and establish coordination centers along the border to share intelligence on militant suspects. Sources told media that the director generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries met in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi yesterday to explore ways for further cooperation in security areas. Pakistan's DGMO Major General Sahir Shamshad Mirza...
At least three people including a policeman were injured in an explosion in PD 5th in Company area of Kabul city around 11:45 am this morning. Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for Kabul police, told Killid that a magnetic bomb planted in a police vehicle went off, leaving three people injured. No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident. ...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addressing the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) said that we are firmly committed to a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban. “We are pleased that our international partners are resolute in their support for a stable, peaceful, democratic and self-reliant Afghanistan,” Ghani said. A press release from Presidential...
Local officials in Nangarhar said that 20 civilians were injured when explosives hidden in a shop went off in Kot district yesterday evening. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Killid that four civilians were killed and 20 including four children were injured in the incident. Khogyani added that the injured were transferred to hospital and are in stable condition. Meanwhile officials at public health hospital said...