HEART: A roadside bomb killed the police chief of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province on Monday, a police official said. General Mohammad Musa Rasoli's vehicle was struck by the bomb as he was heading to work, the official said. There was no immedi...
MIHTARLAM: Gunmen assassinated an Afghan women's affairs official on Monday just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb, police said. Nadia Sidiqi, the acting director of the women's affairs department in the eastern province of Laghman,...
KABUL: Afghanistan's spy chief will be evacuated abroad for specialist treatment after being wounded by a Taliban suicide bomber, the government said Monday as further details emerged of the brazen attack. President Hamid Karzai told his national sec...
KARACHI: Three persons were killed in various violent incidents across the metropolis, media reported Monday. According to rescue sources, unknown gunmen opened fire in Gulbahar area that killed a man who was identified as Ali Abbas. A body bearing b...
PESHAWAR: While condemning the militants’ attack on Bannu police station Monday morning, Awami national Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali and Senator Afrasiab Khattak said that the attack was a cowardly act, media reported. According to a statement i...
BANNU: Militants have attacked a police station located on the outskirt of Bannu city early on Monday, injuring the SHO, police said. According to the police, the incident took place at Kakki police station located at a distance of 14 kilometers away...
KARACHI: Rangers continued the targeted search operation in Karachi areas and arrested at least fifteen persons from Mehmoodabad including a political party workers, media reported Monday. According to security forces, Rangers conducted a targeted se...
CHARSADDA: The rally of Awami National Party (ANP) was targeted when a blast occurred near the parking of the venue on Monday, media reported. According to police, a hand grenade was hurled near the ANP rally venue in the parking area where the party...
BANNU: Militants on Monday morning attacked a police station located on the outskirt of Bannu city where at least eight persons including three policemen were killed, media reported. According to police sources, the incident took place at Kakki polic...
CAIRO: A concession offered by President Mohamed Mursi failed to placate opponents who accused him on Sunday of plunging Egypt deeper into crisis by refusing to postpone a vote on a constitution shaped by Islamists. Islamists say they see the referen...
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A US drone strike killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander in North Waziristan on Sunday, according to Reuters. The attack killed Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor and three others in a village close to Miranshah. The drone fired four missiles at ...
DHAKA:At least two people were killed and dozens hurt across Bangladesh Sunday when police and ruling party activists clashed with protesters blocking roads to demand early polls under a caretaker government.Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas t...
CAIRO: Egypt's main opposition considered Sunday whether to maintain mass protests against President Mohamed Morsi after theIslamist leader announced a key concession in the political crisis dividing the country.A Morsi aide said the president had ag...
KABUL: The security control in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province has been handed over to local forces as French troops continue withdrawal, media reported. Kapisa Governor Mehrabuddin Safi said the foreign troops had vacated the area, adding that the Afg...
JUBA: At least 10 people have been killed after South Sudanese troops opened fire on demonstrators angry at officials moving the seat of local authority outside a state capital, the United Nations said Sunday. "The SPLA (army) opened fire" on protest...
HERAT: Hundreds of angry demonstrators tried to storm the Iranian consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat on Sunday in protest at the alleged killing of Afghan immigrants by Iranian security forces. The 200-strong crowd threw rocks and broke co...
MIRANSHAH: An unmanned US drone fired a barrage of missiles in North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least three people on Sunday, media reported. Sources said the drone targeted a house in Tabbi area of Ghulam Khan road i...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Rangers Sindh carried out a targeted action in Korangi area of the city, arresting over 15 suspects on Sunday, media reported. Acting on a tip off over 1000 Rangers personnel carried out house-to-house search with the help of de...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday said that it would be premature to speculate about the investigations into the murder case of MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq, media reported. In a statement, the foreign office expressed the hope that the ...
LONDON: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday visited Malala Yousafzai who is recovering in a British hospital after she was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education. Zardari also met with 15-year-old Malala family during a private m...
Afghan Commandos Step Up Their Combat Role
At a classified Commando Base, Afghanistan - One day this month, a pai...
Sharif Seen As Trying To Reorient Pakistan's Foreign Policy
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif has signaled his des...
Afghans voice wariness of Pakistan’s Sharif
Kabul : Afghan President Hamid Karzai, calling to congratulate Pakist...
Afghanistan's kochis: Nomads no more
War forced many to abandon their wandering ways, but settled life is p...
Much of $1bn Afghanistan tax bill is bogus, says US
American watchdog claims Afghan government is charging US contractors ...
Afghanistan Exit: Kabul and Berlin Estranged as Withdrawal Looms
With the security situation deteriorating in Afghanistan, Chancellor ...
Should India Provide Direct Military Aid to Afghanistan?
Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan’s rec...
What have we learned about stabilization in Afghanistan? Not much.
As of this year, Afghanistan has experienced ten years of stabilizatio...
