Washington – The United States on Monday cited a $10 million reward for any information that would lead to the Lebanon’s Shiite militant movement Hezbollah.
The State Department said it would give the money to anyone who provides intelligence that allows the US to disrupt Hezbollah in key ways.
The State Department listed three alleged Hezbollah financiers as examples of activities it was seeking to...
MANILA, Philippines – At least 15 people died in Pampanga province due to a powerful quake that jolted Luzon, local Governor Lilia Pineda said Tuesday.
The magnitude 6.1 quake on Monday afternoon centered in neighboring Castillejos, Zambales and was felt in Metro Manila and other areas, where it caused buildings to sway and drove terrified locals to the street, local media reported.
Authorities in Pampanga...
United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad embarked on a new multi-nation trips for peace in Afghanistan, making it a sixth visit to Kabul since last November.
He will visit Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia and the United Kingdom in April 21 to May 11, the US Department of State said in a statement Monday.
Previously, Khalilzad visited Kabul late in March, where...
Director of News and Current Affairs of 1TV Abdullah Azada Khenjani was persecuted and beaten by Presidential security guards Monday, as he described was an inappropriate approach towards journalists.
Khenjani said he was humiliated and beaten by presidential guards when he was moving to attend President Ashraf Ghani’s meeting at Government Media and Information Center.
He further said that security guards with no consultations...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet in Russia later this month, the Kremlin announced Thursday.
The meeting between the Cold War allies comes at a delicate moment in the nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the United States, which have stalled since the last round of talks in Hanoi fell apart earlier this year, CNN reported.
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The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Saturday with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, condemning the Taliban’s recent announcement of spring offensive and expressed US solidarity with Afghans seeking peace in the war-ravaged country, the US Department of State said in a statement.
He also expressed the United States’ disappointment over the postponement of an intra-Afghan dialogue, which was scheduled for Friday in Qatar,...
Herat (The Killid) – Afghan National Security Forces have identified and arrested 30 people suspected with various criminal charges in Western province, including terrorist attacks, local authorities said.
Jelani Farhad, Spokesman for the Provincial Governor, told The Killid, “These 30 people – who are of different provinces, including Herat – were arrested within the past 10 days from several parts of the city.”
According...
Ghazni (The Killid) – At least nine Taliban insurgents were killed and 10 further wounded, as Afghan security forces carried an attack against the militants in Qara Bagh district of the Southeastern province.
Local authorities in a statement said security forces have carried an attack at Laily Zai and Wala o Tola towns in Qara Bagh district that claimed at least nine Taliban,...
Afghanistan Cricket Board Monday announced the squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, saying players were picked based on their capacity and experiences in the field.
As per the selection committee, the squad was selected considering the fitness and performance over the last six months, ACB said in a statement, adding that the committee also announced that Ikram Alikhil, Karim Jannat and Sayed...
