Watch US drop the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) on ISIS caves in AfghanistanA MOAB is a 21,600 pound, GPS-guided munition that is US's most powerful non-nuclear bomb. Its main effect is a massive blast wave - said t...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.57 PM IST
Committed to countering terror groups in Pak: Qamar Bajwa assures USGen (retd) Mattis reaffirmed the importance of bilateral military relationship during his conversation with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff,...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.44 PM IST
Kabul accuses Pakistan of trying to change perception about Taliban fighting against Afghan governmentAfghanistan said a NATO commander, General Nicholson, said Pak was lending support to the Taliban. He also said Nicholson observed that the...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.24 PM IST
US favours India's military support to Afghanistan: Gen John NicholsonIndia has already provided four Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan and US Commander General John Nicholson said the country needs more milita...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
India, US tighten embrace as Trump works on South Asia policyThe NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen Nicholson described the war as a "stalemate" and asked for "few thousand" extra troops.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Need to "squeeze out" safe havens from Pakistan: US forces head in AfghanistanLt Gen Austin Miller in his confirmation hearing for the Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Pakistan must be part of the s...
20 Jun, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
Pakistan Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah killed by American droneThe Express Tribune, citing sources, said the drone strike that took place in the Nur Gul Kalay village of Dangam district killed Fazlullah...
15 Jun, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Sensex gives up early gains; Nifty50 slips below 8,950Nifty50 inched higher, trading closer to its previous 52-week high of 8,992.50, supported by gains in power, oil & gas, consumer durable an...
07 Mar, 2017, 01.36 PM IST
Jim Mattis presents 'preliminary plan' to White House to 'defeat' ISISPart of the plan is to make sure that he fully discusses the recommendations that he's making and seek the input and feedback of the other ...
28 Feb, 2017, 07.21 AM IST
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to submit his Afghan review to Donald Trump"We're putting our thoughts together now," Mattis told reporters in Abu Dhabi, where he is travelling to now after cancelling his Afghan tr...
21 Feb, 2017, 07.46 AM IST
India gets seat at Afghanistan meet, but will plough a lonely furrowIndia has maintained that Taliban remains the main problem in Afghanistan and peace in Afghanistan can only come when Pakistan stops suppor...
15 Feb, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa meets commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan"The COAS emphasised requirement of Pak-Afghan bilateral border security mechanism for which RSM can play important role," the army said in...
09 Jan, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
Hamid Karzai endorses PM Narendra Modi's speech on BalochistanRecently, Gen Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, talking to journalists here, said the US has been attacking IS groups in Af...
21 Aug, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
'No visible blow back' from Pakistan after Mullah Mansour's killing: USCleveland was responding to questions on the sharp reaction from Pakistan after a US drone strike killed Mansour in Balochistan on May 21.
02 Jun, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
General Raheel Sharif pledges support for Afghan peace talksThe meetings focused on checking cross-border movement of terrorists and coordination regarding the Pakistani operation in Shawal area of N...
02 Mar, 2016, 08.31 PM IST
Terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan poses serious challenge: US general John NicholsonGen Nicholson told that terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan, providing shelter to terrorist outfits like the Taliban and the Haqqani netw...
28 Jan, 2016, 11.15 PM IST
Pentagon announces new US commander John Nicholson for international forces in AfghanistanOnce confirmed by the US Senate, Gen Nicholson who is currently the US Army commander of NATO land forces, would replace Gen John Campbell.
28 Jan, 2016, 09.20 AM IST