At least 250 Afghan security force members were killed and over 300 others injured in 220 attacks carried out by the Taliban in the past three weeks in the 11 provinces of the country, a media report said.
Category: AFGHANISTAN
Ghani pledges release of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced that his government will release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture in response to the militant group's calling for a three-day Eid ceasefire.
Khalilzad welcomes NATO's call for Afghan peace
NATO 'urged the Taliban to reduce violence, called on the Afghan govt to end the political crisis, and said all sides should move more quickly on prisoner releases', TOLO News quoted Khalilzad as saying.
ISIS claims responsibility for massacre of 27 Sikhs in Kabul
The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul in which at least 27 members of the Sikh community were killed on Wednesday.
US-Taliban deal could see US pullout in 14 months
More than 2,400 US troops have been killed during the conflict. About 12,000 are still stationed in the country. President Trump has promised to put an end to the conflict.
7,200 infected with HIV in Afghanistan: WHO
Mohammad Idris, who contracted the disease from an infected needle during a drug injection, told TOLO News: 'We are facing a lot of problems because we cannot share about our illness with others.'
62 killed in twin blasts in Afghan mosque
The blast came after the UN released a new report on Thursday saying an 'unprecedented' number of civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July to September.
16 killed, 119 injured in Kabul bombing
Rahimi said that five attackers were involved in the attack who were killed after Special Forces entered the area. At least 400 foreign nationals were rescued from the area by police, he added.
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan sign MoU on anti-terrorism cooperation
The MoU was signed by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Chinese as well as Afghan counterparts Wang Yi and Salahuddin Rabbani, respectively. The signing of the document was witnessed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
8 killed, 40 injured in Afghan bomb blast
At least eight people were killed and 40 others injured as a roadside bomb blast struck a passenger bus in Afghanistan's Farah province on Tuesday, government officials said.
16 killed as Afghan Taliban launch attacks after ceasefire
Taliban militants launched early morning attacks on security checkpoints in Ghormach, Qaisar, Pashtunkot and Shirin Tagab districts in the Faryab province, a police officer was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
Militants attack Afghan government building in Kabul
Militants armed with guns and rockets attacked the Afghanistan Interior Ministry on Wednesday and casualties are feared, the media reported.
Five killed after gunmen storm luxury hotel in Kabul
At least five people have been killed and six others injured in an attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul after it was stormed by militants, officials said on Sunday.
20 killed in Kabul suicide bombing
A police official told Efe news that the suicide attacker was on foot and wore a vest loaded with explosives that he detonated near the policemen watching the demonstration.
53 die as Taliban hit Afghan police centre
The attack, claimed by the Taliban, took place in Gardez city, 100 km south of Kabul and the capital of Paktia province that borders Pakistan.
20 killed in Kabul suicide blast
"The blast occurred near the house of Mohammad Mohaqiq, deputy to Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, in Golah-e-Dawakhana locality at around 6.50 a.m.," a police official told Xinhua news agency.
Congress in Tripura blocks rail stations to protest police fired-killing of 5 farmers in MP
The firing on Tuesday came during raucous protests to demand better crop prices in the drought-ravaged region that saw one farmer suicide every five hours in the past two years.
DMs, SPs of violence-hit MP districts transferred
The farmers agitation entered its eighth day on Thursday. The peasants have been on strike since June 1, demanding loan waiver and fair price for their produce.
Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
He continued on to earn a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from the US Naval Test Pilot School.
World's oldest human species' fossils found in Morocco
The institute said the remains of the Homo sapiens, which were found in a remote village called Jbel Irhoud, date back to over 300,000 years ago, Xinhua reported.
Yechury manhandled by two Hindu Sena activists at press meet
The Hindu Sena activists entered the CPI-M office premises in Gole Market area of central Delhi chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and slogans against Yechury, a police official said.
SBI, Belonia Branch felicitates Akash and Rakesh
Besides, the bank authority felicitated Rakesh Goldar who passed Madhyamik this year by scoring 82 percent marks.
BJP organizes Sabka Sath Sabka Bikash meeting
Among others Prabhari of State BJP Sunil Deodhar, Asset Manager of ONGC, Tripura Satya Prakash Soni and Woman leader of BJP Pratima Bhowmik were present in the meeting.
Meeting for Third Division football to be held tomorrow
In this regard all the club representatives along with the TFA officials will discuss about the start of the tournament with 7 teams.
Kajal Memorial Football Tournament: Tripura Sports School to face Mungiakami School in final
Tripura Sports school once again played with lots of dominance and continued their good record in this tournament as previously they won the title for three times.