Kabul, May 4 (IANS) Three people were killed and 14 others injured during Pakistan army’s fresh strikes on Dangam district in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, the Taliban regime said on Monday. A Taliban district official said that two schools, a clinic and two mosques were destroyed in Pakistan’s attack, Afghanistan International reported. However, the official have not revealed the exact timing of the attacks.Taliban district governor in Dangam, Mohammad Omar Sadiq, stated that Pakistani army has…
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Kabul, April 29 (IANS) Taliban’s Minister of Higher Education, Nida Mohammad Nadeem, has said that Afghanistan’s patience and restraint against repeated Pakistani attacks does not showcase weakness or retreat. He emphasised that Kabul will respond to Islamabad at an “appropriate time” and under “appropriate circumstances”, local media reported on Wednesday. Nadeem stated that Afghanistan’s resolve and courage will not be shaken after Pakistani attacks. He specifically mentioned the recent attack…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul over the recent attacks carried out by the Pakistani forces on civilian targets in various Afghan provinces.Kabul also handed a protest letter to the Pakistani diplomat over Islamabad targetting public facilities along the Durand Line, even the university in the centre of Kunar province.The Ministry strongly condemned the violation of Afghanistan’s airspa…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for “prompt, independent and thorough investigations” as fresh reports cited that at least seven people have been killed and 75 injured in Pakistani strikes targetting Afghanistan’s Kunar province. “I echo UNAMA’s concern and condolences. Civilians must always be protected and perpetrators held accountable. Therefore, there is a need for prompt, indepe…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) At least seven people have been killed and 75 injured after Pakistani strikes hit parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar province, including the provincial capital Asadabad and Sarkano district, local media reported on Tuesday. The death toll continues to increase as more victims are being identified. According to officials at the government hospital in Asadabad, dozens of injured people, including women and children, were brought for treatment while emergency teams continue to resp…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education strongly condemned the missile attack by the Pakistani military forces on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Kunar province, stating that the strike injured nearly 30 students and professors, while causing extensive damage to the university’s infrastructure.In a statement issued on Monday following the attack, the Ministry denounced the act as “cowardly, ruthless, and contrary to all Islamic and international principles”….
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have disrupted education of around 12,000 Afghan students in border areas, according to the United Nations (UN), local media reported on Friday. Many children have been displaced or are unable to continue studies in schools, especially in Afghanistan’s Kunar’s province, where villages have been partially emptied and schools have been damaged, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.As per reports, at least 22 schools…
Tehran, April 23 (IANS) Fresh strikes by Pakistan have damaged several homes in the Sarkano district in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, local media reported on Thursday. Cross-border hostilities continue to escalate in eastern Afghanistan, with attacks starting around midnight and continuing into Wednesday morning. Residents reported that explosions were heard across multiple regions of the district reported Afghanistan’s Khaama Press.Areas in Asadabad were also targetted by Pakistani forces, and …
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) Hundreds of Afghans residing abroad held protests in London and Oslo over the weekend against the Pakistan military’s attacks in Afghanistan that have caused civilian casualties, local media reported on Monday. Protesters in London marched through central streets and shouted slogans against Pakistan’s strikes and urged the international community to take immediate action, Afghanistan’s Ariana News reported.Protesters spoke about the worsening security situation along the D…
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) One person was killed and 16 others were injured after Pakistani forces launched rocket and heavy weapon attacks on residential areas in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, local media reported on Monday, quoting officials. The shelling hit areas near Asadabad and nearby homes, sparking fears of a wider border escalation.Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said that the attack targeting civilian homes occurred at around 5 p.m. (local time) on Sunday. He said that injured peopl…