Pakistan agreed for a three-year bailout package of $6 billion with the International Monetary Fund, aimed at shoring up fragile public finances and strengthening a dwindling economy, officials said Sunday.
The deal, which Prime Minister Imran Khan was a vociferous critic of before taking office and vowed not to turn to it for assistance, has been compelled to seek IMF support, marking the...
Baghlan (The Killid) – Government armed opposition group has put two oil tankers on fire at Chashma Sher district in northern province of Afghanistan, local authorities said.
Ahmad Jawed Basharat, Spokesman for the local security commander told The Killid, “Today morning, government armed opposition group stormed two tankers. No one got injured.”
According to Basharat, the Kabul-Mazar-e-Sharif highway is halted for traffic.
Meanwhile, the Taliban...
Pakistan – Three gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, officials said.
The perpetrators have been shot dead by security forces during hours or clashes.
The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several hours. BBC reported.
Luckily, there were no guests and a few staff due...
The Pentagon is shifting $1.5 billion funds to help pay for construction of 130km of wall at the US-Mexican border, which was originally allocated for the Afghan security forces and other projects in Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
The transfer will included about $600 million from an account meant for Afghan forces, according to sources.
The move, however, was opposed by congressional Democrats, who also criticized...
Jawzjan (The Killid) – National Defense Security forces in an operation nabbed a Taliban designated district governor Mowlawi Obaidullah in Sheberghan city of Northern province, local authorities said in a statement.
Mowlawi Obaidullah (also known as Hanafi) – a self-proclaimed governor for Faizabad district of Jawzjan province – were arrested by a NDS special forces, as he was in an attempt to carry terrorist...
Faryab (The Killid) – While poverty and depression pressure families generally in the country, an elderly confirmed death as he committed suicide hanging himself at his residence in Dowlat Abad district in Northwest Afghanistan, local authorities said.
Karim Yourush, Spokesman for the provincial police, said the victim – with his only two sons working in Iran – has been left behind in the...
Heart – At least 1,000 forces has newly been recruited under the 207th Zafar Corps in Western province of the country, making an attempt to better facilitate security measures in war-raged districts.
Commander of the 207th Zafar Corps Gen. Noorullah Qadiri said new forces will be deployed to different districts, ensuring safety of the provinces in North, adding armed oppositions will not be able...
North Korea has fired unidentified projectiles, marking another blow in less than a week after it tested short-range missiles, according to the South Korean military.
The projectiles were fired from a location in North Korea's north-west toward the east, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
On Saturday, the country launched a number of projectiles from its east coast into the sea.
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