(Reuters) Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said on Saturday that an American national who had been held by the Taliban government in Afghanistan for a month had been freed. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends,Continue Reading
RAWALPINI – According to the ISPR, security forces successfully foiled an infiltration attempt by a gang of 16 terrorists attempting to enter the nation over the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kili district. According to the ISPR, security personnel tracked the infiltrators’ movements on the night of MarchContinue Reading
The Trump administration is considering placing broad travel restrictions on people from dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the situation and an internal letter obtained by Reuters. A US official, commenting on the condition of anonymity, stated that the list of impactedContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan stated on Sunday that the banned group IS-KP has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Pakistan embassy in Kabul. “We have read allegations that IS-KP (Islamic State-Khorasan Province) has taken responsibility for the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Embassy compound on December 2,” said the ForeignContinue Reading
Afghanistan named their squads for the three one-day internationals and as many Twenty20 matches they will play in Zimbabwe next month on Tuesday. The three T20Is will be counted against the ICC T20I rankings, while the three ODIs will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.Continue Reading
At least nine people were killed in two bomb blasts onboard separate minibuses in Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday, authorities said, a week after a devastating explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the northern Afghan city. Since the Taliban retook control in August, the number of violent public assaults has decreased, butContinue Reading
Mullah Mohammad Hassan, the head of Afghanistan’s interim government, thought that the election of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s prime minister will strengthen bilateral relations. Mullah Hassan, the head of the Afghan government’s council of ministers, congratulated Shehbaz Sharif, saying, “On behalf of the government and people of the Islamic RepublicContinue Reading
