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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqani Abbasi that his country must do more against Taliban and other terror groups, the White House said Sunday. (Photo: File)

Pak 'must do more' against Taliban: Mike Pence tells Shahid Khaqani...

During the 30-minute meeting, Pence also emphasised the need for immediate action from Pakistan to stop cross-border...

18 March 2018 12:42 PM IST

We are in touch with different people who are involved in the exercise through the Afghan government, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Govt in touch with Afghan authorities to secure release of 7 abducted...

The Indian engineers were abducted by the Taliban militants from near the Cheshma-e-Sher area in Baghlan on Sunday.

10 May 2018 7:34 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides. (Photo: File)

UN chief outraged by deadly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

UN chief said the attacks on journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day is a 'direct assault on the freedom of...

1 May 2018 12:19 PM IST

This file picture shows Agence France-Presse photographer Shah Marai posing for a picture with one of his young sons in Kabul. Shah Marai, AFPs chief photographer in Kabul, who was killed covering a suicide bombing on Monday, was a charismatic, courageous journalist who was dedicated to reporting on Afghanistans wrenching conflict. (Photo: AFP)

Afghanistan: When hope is gone

Luckily this was in the age before digital cameras, so they couldn't check to make sure I was telling the truth.

1 May 2018 6:47 AM IST

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani student activist and Nobel Peace laureate. (Photo: AP/File)

After over 5 yrs of being shot, Malala Yousafzai returns to Pak...

She will be visiting her ancestral home in Makan Bagh in Mingora and her school besides inaugurating a girls school in...

31 March 2018 12:18 PM IST

This abduction could be an expression of Islamabads frustration with this emerging arrangement. But New Delhi must remain steadfast in standing by the people of Afghanistan. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Stand firmly by Afghans

It's in recognition of this factor that China recently agreed to do a joint economic project with India in Afghanistan,...

8 May 2018 12:32 AM IST

The security officials in the province said efforts are underway by the Afghan forces and the government officials as well as the local tribal elders for the release of the Indian engineers. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Tribal groups, Afghan officials collaborating to rescue Indian...

7 Indian engineers of KEC International were abducted by militants from vicinity of Cheshma-e-Sher area on Saturday.

7 May 2018 6:12 PM IST

The insurgent group routinely targets Afghan officials and security forces across the country, though it is more active in southern provinces. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban attack Afghan police patrol in Kandahar, killing 5 officers

A spokesperson in Kandahar says nine other police were wounded in Sunday's attack in Marouf district near the border...

7 May 2018 1:31 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed directs its cadres to strengthen jihad in J&K

Jaish-e-Mohammed directs its cadres to strengthen 'jihad' in J&K

JeM commander Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar claimed responsibility for April 26 grenade attack in the Tral township of Pulwama...

5 May 2018 11:57 AM IST

People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside of Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul. Taliban, an insurgent group who fight against NATO and Afghanistans government, announced that they will start a 3-day ceasefire, starting in the first day of Eid al-Fitr. (Photo: AP)

Ceasefire agreement with Taliban marks Eid celebrations in Afghanistan

This is the first time the Taliban had declared a nationwide ceasefire in the nearly 17-year conflict.

15 Jun 2018 4:44 PM IST

US military. (Photo: AP)

US military carries out strike in Afghanistan, targets senior militant...

A statement added that US forces were continuing to 'adhere to a ceasefire' which Kabul has entered into with the Afghan...

15 Jun 2018 11:36 AM IST

Lit candles are placed in the ground during a candlelight vigil in support of the victims and their relatives following a series of bomb attacks in Surabaya, in Jakarta on May 14, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

12 dead, 31 wounded in blast outside govt ministry in Kabul

The blast took place at the entrance to Afghanistan's rural rehabilitation and development ministry.

11 Jun 2018 2:01 PM IST