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US special envoy for Afghanistan Khalilzad holds talks with Jaishankar, Doval

11:48 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Afghan sides should ensure that Afghanistan‘s territory must not be used by any terror group against any country, the US said on Tuesday soon after its special envoy for the Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad held extensive talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here. Indian government sources said Khalilzad appreciated India’s participation in the opening […]

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

Iran denies Taliban were paid bounties to target US troops

11:46 pm August 18, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Tuesday denied reports it paid Taliban fighters to target US forces and allies in Afghanistan. In a statement carried by Iranian media, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called the claims “entirely false” and said the US tries to hide its “miscalculations” in Afghanistan by resorting to propaganda. On Monday, media reports said US intelligence agencies assessed that Iran […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pak PM Imran Khan hopes for early start of Intra-Afghan talks

11:12 pm August 3, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday expressed hope for an early start of the Intra-Afghan talks to end the decades-old bloodshed in the war-torn country. During a telephonic conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who called Khan to greet him on Eid-ul-Azha, the two leaders discussed the Afghan peace process, according to a statement issued by […]

Suicide car bomb, gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan

11:39 pm August 2, 2020

Kabul: A suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing at least three people and injuring 24 others. The gunbattle between Afghan security forces and insurgents in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, was still ongoing Sunday evening, and casualties were likely to rise, according […]

Pakistan wraps up anti-polio drive amid surge in cases

11:17 pm July 24, 2020

Peshawar: Pakistan on Friday wrapped up a five-day vaccination campaign against polio in the former Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan and elsewhere in the country amid a surge in cases, officials said. Vaccinations started on Monday, aiming to have about 800,000 children inoculated. Fortunately, during this campaign, there were no reports of militant attacks on polio teams or police […]