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Who is General Yasin Zia, Afghanistan's newly-appointed Army Chief of General Staff

Prior to his appointment as the Chief of General Staff, General Zia also headed Afghanistan's counter-terrorism unit.

Jul 6, 2020

Trump denies being told about Russian bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was never briefed about Russian efforts to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, blasting a New York Times report that he had been told about the rewards but had not acted to respond to Moscow.

Jun 28, 2020

Kabul bomb blast: 2 Afghan human rights workers killed, attack triggers widespread condemnation

A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two of them at around 7.45 am in Kabul's Botkhak when the two AIHRC staffers were on their way to work.

Jun 27, 2020

PAK continues to harbour terrorists, allows terror ops from its territory: US State Dept

The State Department's Country Reports on Terrorism said that Islamabad is yet to take decisive actions against Indian and Afghanistan-focused militants.

Jun 24, 2020

Priyanka Chopra tells Malala: Your degree from Oxford is such an achievement

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has congratulated Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on her graduation from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Jun 21, 2020

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Two separate attacks kill 14 Afghan forces in Kabul and Badakhshan province

At least 14 security personnel on Saturday, June 6 were killed in two separate militant attacks in the northeastern Badakhshan province and the capital of Kabul.

Jun 6, 2020

Kabul denies Pakistan's claims of India using Afghan territory

The Ashraf Ghani government has rejected Islamabad's allegation that Afghanistan was allowing its territories to be used by India to destabilise Pakistan.

Jun 6, 2020

Taliban clears its stand on Kashmir dispute; refuses to back Pakistan

As per a statement issued by the spokesperson of its political group, the Taliban will not get involved in the ongoing Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.

May 19, 2020

Is Pakistan planning for another 9/11-type attack? Ex-Afghan spy chief reveals

In a series of tweets posted on Sunday, the former director of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil revealed that al-Qaeda continues to be backed by the HQN based in Pakistan.

May 17, 2020

Afghan bomb attack: Taliban claims responsibility, death toll mounts to five, 14 injured

A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people, two days after gunmen attacked a maternity ward in the capital Kabul, killing women and newborn babies.

May 14, 2020

Afghan women sit in an ambulance after being rescued by security forces during an attack and gunfire at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Kabul attack: India condemns barbaric terrorist attack on maternity hospital in Afghanistan

Gunmen disguised as police attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing 16 people including two newborn babies from a maternity clinic run by the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders.

May 13, 2020

Taliban-Iran collaboration brewing, Shia Hazara appointed local leader

The experts have argued that this is an attempt to gain more legitimacy ahead of the scheduled peace talks with government officials and representatives of civil society.

Apr 29, 2020

ISKP terrorist accused of Kabul attack gives chilling details

Kabul gurdwara attack: ISKP terror accused reveals chilling details [Video]

The Afghan intelligence agency released a video of the Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Tanweer giving details of his role in the ISKP terror attack in which at least 25 Sikhs were massacred on March 25.

Apr 14, 2020

Gunmen storm Sikh religious complex in Kabul

ISKP claims responsibility for massacre of 27 Sikhs in Afghan capital, Kabul

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on a Gurdwara in the Afghan capital of Kabul by a group of gunmen and suicide bombers.

Mar 25, 2020

Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani signs decree to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pardoned thousands of Taliban prisoners in a key preliminary step to intra-Afghan talks between a government delegation and the extremist group.

Mar 11, 2020

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