Kabul, April 7 (IANS) Three women were killed and two children injured as a wall collapsed in Afghanistan’s Khost province following heavy rainfall and flash floods, local media reported. According to the local Governor’s spokesperson, Mustaghfar Gurbaz, the incident occurred in Gingini village in Maton area of Khost on Monday. He said that the wall collapsed after recent rainfall as it had weakened its structure. Gurbaz further said that injured children were taken to a nearby health facility, …
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Kabul, March 3 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 34 people were killed and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks in Afghanistan from February 26-March 1, local media reported on Tuesday. While addressing a press briefing, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that victims include children and women, and the figures remain preliminary. He stated that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to document incidents o…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) Afghan forces have carried out retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military bases following recent air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan, as fighting along the volatile Durand Line entered its fifth consecutive day.The Afghan defence ministry said its forces targeted several key military locations near the 2,600-km Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including areas linked to Kabul, the Ali-Sher district in Khost, Jalalabad and Kandahar. The escalation marks the late…
Kabul, March 1 (IANS) Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, was attacked by Pakistani air power at around 5:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, triggering a series of explosions and the Afghan air defence forces’ fire response against aerial targets.This round of airstrikes lasted for about 20 minutes.In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire, reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier, deputy spokesman of the Afghan government, Hamdull…
Kabul, Jan 5 (IANS) Business leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan held discussions on reopening the Torkham border crossing, aiming to ease trade disruptions between two nations, local media reported on Monday. The Taliban-run Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that they and Pakistani counterparts agreed to establish a joint delegation to hold talks on reopening the Torkham border crossing, Afghanistan’s Khaama Press reported.In a statement, the chamber said Pakistan’s Chamber of…