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”….
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Kabul, April 27 (IANS) As many as three people have been killed and 45 injured in attacks carried out by Pakistani military in Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Monday, local media reported citing the provincial information and culture department. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Information and Culture Director Najibullah Hanif said that the attacks took place after 2 pm (local time) when Pakistani forces launched drone strikes and fired artillery shells later on areas around the provincial capit…
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 …
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The participants of a jirga have urged governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop the border clashes and resolve their differences through dialogue, local media reported on Wednesday. A ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga’ was organised in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday under the auspices of a think-tank Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and National Reform Movement (Qaumi Islahi Tehreek). Various political and religious leaders, representatives of business community and med…
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…
Kabul, March 25 (IANS) At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after Pakistani military fired 85 artillery shells into Afghanistan’s Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday. Information and Culture Department spokesperson Zia-ur-Rahman Spinghar said that the Pakistani military fired 85 shells over the past 24 hours, Afghanistan-based Pajhwok Afghan News reported. According to him, 16 shells hit local areas in Nari district, claiming life of one civilian and injuring s…
Kabul, March 20 (IANS) Khas Kunar police command spokesperson Farid Dehqan accused Pakistani military of carrying out rocket attacks in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, local media reported on Friday. Dehqan said that Pakistani military last night fired around 25 shells in several areas of Nari district of Kunar. Heavy weapon fire is also continuing, Afghanistan-based Ariana News reported. These Pakistani attacks have been reported despite Islamabad’s announcement of temporary halt in military oper…
Kabul, March 20 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Chief of Armed Forces Fasihuddin Fitrat has accused Pakistan military of violating the ceasefire along the Durand Line, local media reported on Friday. Several people were killed in attacks conducted by Pakistani forces in border areas, according to the statement released by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence. Fitrat stated that Pakistan’s continuous attacks despite the ceasefire “demonstrates a lack of commitment and deception” by Islamabad, Afghanistan-based…