Kabul, July 1 (IANS) As many as 50 people are killed or injured each month in Afghanistan due to unexploded ordnance left behind after decades of conflict, with children being nearly 80 per cent of the victims, local media reported on Wednesday citing the United Nations (UN) data. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) urged that people of Afghanistan should be able to live safely without the threat posed by unexploded ordnance left behind after war, Afghan…
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Kabul, July 1 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday claimed that its forces carried out airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan.In a statement, the Afghan Ministry said the attacks were carried out on Tuesday night against what it described as ISIS facilities in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.“The air forces of the Afghan Ministry of Defence tonight conducted airstrikes on an ISIS joint centre and elements of evil and corruption in …
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday stated that India strongly condemns Pakistan’s air strikes on Afghan territory that have resulted in several civilian casualties, including women and children. “India strongly condemns Pakistan’s air strikes on Afghan territory that have resulted in several civilian casualties, including women and children. This blatant act of aggression by Pakistan is an assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty and a direct threat to r…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence on Friday claimed that that it conducted airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan, local media reported. In a statement issued on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it said were ISIS-linked facilities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported.The ministry said that the places that…
Kabul, June 14 (IANS) A child was killed and six others sustained injuries after two unexploded device left over from the wars went off in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Saturday, provincial director for information and culture Mullah Abdul Bari Rashid said Sunday. In the first gruesome incident, which occurred in Sangin district on Saturday afternoon after three innocent children found a toy-like object and begun playing with, but the device exploded, killing a child on the spot and…
Kabul, May 22 (IANS) The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, on Friday, reiterated his call for a full and independent investigation into Pakistan’s airstrike on Omid Rehabilitation Hospital in Kabul that took place in March and resulted in the killing of more than 269 people. Bennett’s call for investigation comes in response to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) statement on X, where it shared details about cross-borde…
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) At least 372 Afghan civilians have been killed and 397 injured between January 1 and March 31 this year due to cross-border violence between the Pakistani military and Afghan forces, the United Nations revealed on Tuesday.The Human Rights Service of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented over 750 civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan because of cross-border armed violence between Afghanistan’s “de facto” security forces and Pakistani …
Washington, May 1 (IANS) A heated Senate hearing saw sharp clashes between US SEcretary of War Pete Hegseth and lawmakers, as divisions deepened over the Iran war, rising costs and a proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget.At the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democratic and some independent senators challenged the administration’s claims of success in Iran and questioned the scale of military spending.Ranking Member Jack Reed led the criticism, accusing the administration of entering an “un…
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) 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”….