Afghan peace council to hold news conference amid Eid ceasefire
KABUL: Afghanistan’s High Peace Council will hold a news conference on Sunday amid an unprecedented Taliban ceasefire and a day after President Ashraf Ghani...
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets Taliban after Afghan talks
DOHA: Washington's top negotiator with the Taliban held fresh talks with the militants Tuesday after the group took part in an Afghan summit aimed...
Terrorists storm Kabul University, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people were killed and 22 other wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University in a 6-hours-long assault that witnessed students left in...
Afghanistan to hold legislative elections after years of delays
KABUL: Afghanistan's legislative elections will be held on October 20, officials said Sunday, following three years of delays as the war-torn country grapples with...
TTP chief Fazalullah killed in drone attack in Nangahar
NANGAHAR: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mulla Fazal Ullah reportedly killed in a drone strike in Nangahar province of Afghanistanm Gulf News reported. Calling it a...
Afghan govt unveils negotiating team for Taliban talks
KABUL: The Afghan government has finalised a 21-member team -- including five women -- who will negotiate with the Taliban in upcoming talks aimed...
Modi announces 500 scholarships for the children of martyred Afghan troops
KABUL: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 500 scholarships for the children of members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANS) who have...
Pakistan, Russia exchange views over int’l issues including Afghanistan peace
MOSCOW: Minister for Defence Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has met his counterpart Defence Minister of the Russian Federation General Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines...
Drone strike targets senior Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan: US official
KUNAR: A US drone strike targeted a senior Al Qaeda leader in northeastern Afghanistan and his deputy on Sunday, a US military official said.
The...
India using Afghan land to destabilize Pakistan: says PM Imran Khan
India is using Afghanistan’s land to spread chaos in Pakistan, warned Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the Pak-Afghan Trade and Investment Forum on...
