Washington, The Donald Trump administration is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, the US media reported. Reports, citing unnamed officials, said about 7,000 troops — roughly half the remaining US military presence in the country — could go home within months. The Washington Post reported on Thursday the[Read More…]
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US considering reduction of troops in Afghanistan
Washington, The Donald Trump-led US administration is considering a substantial reduction of US troops in Afghanistan, the media reported. Officials said that US troop reduction in Afghanistan could begin in next several weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Trump said last year that a rapid exit of the[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Will India-China give new meaning to life in war-torn nation?
Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, a large number of people queued up before the polling booths to cast their votes for 250 parliamentary seats in Afghanistan recently. With this, myths so readily put forth by Western commentators that Afghans don’t want democracy have been once again debunked. This has[Read More…]
Afghan election process officially ends, over 4 mn cast votes
Kabul: The President of Afghanistan on Sunday officially announced that voting in the Afghan parliamentary elections had closed, with initial data from the election commission estimating that over four million eligible voters exercised their democratic rights over the weekend. President Ashraf Ghani made the remarks in a televised speech broadcast[Read More…]
India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned “most strongly” the terror attack earlier in the day in Kandahar, Afghanistan, that claimed the lives of three top provincial officials. “Deeply shocked and saddened by the dastardly terrorist attack in Kandahar,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted quoting Modi. “India[Read More…]
49% Americans say US ‘mostly failed’ in Afghanistan: Poll
Washington: Forty-nine per cent of Americans have said that the US has “mostly failed” even after being 17 years into war in Afghanistan, according to a new poll. The poll released by the Washington-based Pew research centre also showed that about 35 per cent of respondents said it has mostly[Read More…]
Afghanistan launches five-day polio vaccination drive
Afghan health authorities on Monday launched a five-day polio vaccination drive in some of the country’s most high-risk provinces. “Teams will visit 6.4 million children under the age of five in 27 high-risk provinces, mainly in Kandahar and Nangarhar. This follows several new cases in both regions,” Xinhua news agency[Read More…]
DSport to broadcast Afghanistan Premier League
DSport will broadcast the matches of the Afghanistan Premier League cricket tournament in India from October 5-21. Afghanistan was given the rights to play Test cricket after playing top class international cricket last year, where they debuted against India. Afghanistan stands at the eighth spot in the Twnety20 rankings and[Read More…]
Why are neighbour countries making distance with India?
Right from the beginning, Narendra Modi has always been very confident about his policies for foreign countries. During his swearing-in ceremony, he tried to convey a message that he is determined to take away the path of foreign policy from his predecessor Manmohan Singh. He had called all the South[Read More…]
Why US is keen to reset its relations with Pakistan
While there is gung-ho in New Delhi’s diplomatic circle on deepening of Indo-US ties, China’s thrust in Pakistan-Afghanistan region seems to have compelled the US administration to re-orient American strategy in the region. It could be very much seen in the US efforts to reset its ties with Pakistan which[Read More…]
Global effort on girls’ education defeating Taliban’s purpose: Malala
Taliban’s efforts to keep girls away from education in Pakistan was defeated by their very action of shooting her, says Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate. “The result is that today millions of people all over the world are speaking out” and taking action against keeping young girls away[Read More…]
Afghanistan thrash Pakistan by 185 runs to win U-19 Asia Cup cricket title
Kuala Lumpur: Afghanistan thrashed Pakistan by 185 runs to clinch their maiden Under-19 Asia Cup cricket title at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Sunday. Riding on an unbeaten 107 from Ikram Ali, Afghanistan posted 248 for 7. In response, Pakistan were bundled out for just 63 runs in 22.1 overs[Read More…]
Afghan police training centre attacked, 15 dead
At least 15 people were killed after suicide bombers and gunmen launched an attack on a police training centre in southeastern Afghanistan. Several others have been wounded in the incident. As per media reports, there was heavy fighting going on Tuesday. “At first a suicide bomber detonated a car filled[Read More…]
India and Afghanistan will hold a strategic meeting today; key points
In the midst of expectations of the declaration of the new US policy for the terrorism-hit Afghan state, India and Afghanistan will hold a strategic meeting on Monday. Afghan foreign minister, Salahuddin Rabbani arrived India to be a part of the strategic partnership council meeting with Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.[Read More…]
After Iraq, Afghanistan, India witnessed highest terror attacks: Report
A latest data compiled by the US State Department has pointed out that India has witnessed the third highest number of terrorist attacks in 2016. The country has witnessed terror attack even more than Pakistan, which has slipped to the fourth spot. While Iraq, with 2,965 terrorist attacks ranked first[Read More…]
Suspected US drone kills 7 in Pak
Afghanistan: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS caves
The US forces severely attacked an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday with “the mother of all bombs,” – the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in battle by the U.S. military, said Pentagon officials. Known as a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon, the bomb releases[Read More…]
Pak militant blamed for attack on Sri Lankan cricket team killed in US drone strike
A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant accused of attack against Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, Pakistani security sources told media. The US drone targeted a car carrying Qari Mohammad Yasin, aka Ustad Aslam, on Sunday in the southwestern Afghan province of Paktika bordering[Read More…]
Taliban car bomb hits army base in Afghanistan
Prabhu pitches for rail connectivity with neighboring nations
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday pitched for rail connectivity with neighbouring countries to boost trade and eliminate poverty in the region. Highlighting the need for physical connectivity with neighbours for trade growth, he advocated work on rail link from Kathmandu to Delhi and Kolkata shortly. “Asia is going to[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Gunmen dressed as doctors kill 30 at military hospital
Gunmen dressed as doctors stormed a military hospital near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 50. All four of the gunmen who entered the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital had been killed by security forces. The military hospital is located[Read More…]
Afghanistan: 5 policemen killed in Taliban attack
8 Killed, 35 Injured in bomb attack in Lahore
At least eight persons were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday in a bomb blast the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. The blast came just a day after the military announced it would launch a new nationwide drive against terrorists. For the first time, paramilitary troops will target terrorists[Read More…]
Afghanistan: 11 members of a family killed in Grenade attack
Eleven members of an Afghan family, including women and children, were killed in a grenade attack on their home in Laghman province on Sunday, officials said. “Eleven people were martyred after two grenades were thrown at their house by unknown gunmen in Laghman’s Baad Pakh district,” the local governor’s spokesman[Read More…]
Pakistan targets militant camp in Afghanistan, says report
Hours after the army said it has found links that terrorists from across the border were behind a suicide bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar sufi shrine, Pakistan has reportedly launched ‘strikes’ against militant base in Afghanistan. The Army had handed over a list of 76 militants, who were supporting terrorist[Read More…]