Afghanistan Got Complete Independence Today: Zabiullah
KABUL: Taliban say that they have taken control of the Kabul airport following withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Talking to media at Hamid...
Pentagon Says US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Complete
WASHINGTON; The Pentagon announced that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was complete, concluding the 20-year war. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby and U.S. Central Command...
Pentagon Fears Another Attack at Kabul Airport
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Monday said U.S. operations in Afghanistan would end “soon,” and that it was looking into reports that ten Afghan civilians, including...
COVID Lockdown Extended For Two Weeks in NZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks. New Zealand had been largely virus-free for months, barring...
Death Toll in Afghan Explosions Climbs To 170
KABUL: The United States pressed on into the final days of the chaotic airlift from Afghanistan amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed,...
Taliban Proposed Turkey Run Kabul Airport: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: At the Taliban s proposal, Turkey may end up running the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, with the Taliban themselves providing security, but a...
Death Toll in Kabul Airport Attack Rises to 110
KABUL: At least 13 U.S. service members, identified as 11 Marines, a Navy sailor and an Army soldier, died Thursday in a suicide bombing outside...
US Soldiers Killed In Kabul Blast Are Heroes: Joe Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden ordered American military commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-Khorasan assets, leadership and facilities as the death toll of...
60 Killed, 140 Wounded as Multiple Blasts hit Kabul Airport
KABUL: Three explosions struck near the main gate of Kabul airport Thursday, causing multiple casualties in what the US military labelled a “complex attack” that...
US Lawmakers Demand To Bring Ashraf Ghani To Justice Over Alleged $169-Million Escape
Washington: Two House Republicans — Reps. James Comer (Ky.) and Glenn Grothman (Wisc.) — penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland raising concerns about...
Taliban and Northern Alliance Agree Not To Attack Each Other
KABUL: In a major development that took place Thursday, the Taliban and the Northern Alliance have agreed not to attack each other, said sources. The...
Gunman kills 4 In Attack Near French Embassy In Tanzania
DAR SALAAM: A gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar...
Saudi Arabia Approves Sinovac and Sinopharm Vaccines
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has approved two further COVID-19 vaccines, Sinovac and Sinopharm. There are currently four vaccines approved for use in the Kingdom: Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech,...
News of Ukrainian Plane Hijack Proved Fake
News of the hijacking of a Ukrainian passenger plane from Afghanistan proved to be false. Eighty-three people were on board, according to the Russian news...
Afghan Security Official Killed in Firing at Kabul Airport
KABUL: One Afghan security official was killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire between Afghan security forces and unknown individuals at...
Lock down Extended In New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown on Monday, saying the current outbreak has not peaked, as criticism mounts of her strategy...
OIC Supports Talks For Formation Of Govt In Afghanistan
RIYADH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) organized an extraordinary meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. During the meeting, OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen...
Trump Assails Biden For Afghanistan ‘Humiliation’: Trump
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump launched a sustained attack on President Joe Biden’s handling of the retreat of US forces from Afghanistan, which he called...
India Should Focus On Its Internal Issues: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
KABUL: Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and Hezb-e-Islami Chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has expressed the belief that formal talks amongst the Afghan groups to form a...
Israel strikes Gaza After Dozens Injured In Border Clashes
Gaza: Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza on Saturday after clashes between its troops and Palestinian protesters left dozens injured, including an Israeli border policeman and a...