Ghazni Governor arrested for handing over province to TalibanLaghmani was let go and escorted by the Taliban from Ghazni to Wardak. Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesperson of the Ministry, said that parts of ...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Taliban press advance after capturing two major Afghan citiesThe seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Taliban take strategic Ghazni city on road to KabulGhazni lies 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Kabul on the ancient route between the capital and the second city of Kandahar. The militants oc...
12 Aug, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Taliban surround central Afghan city of Ghazni: Officials"The situation in Ghazni city is very critical...the Taliban use civilian houses as hideouts and fire upon the ANDSF (Afghan security force...
13 Jul, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Taliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni, clash with Afghan troopsThe assault on Ghazni, on the highway linking the capital Kabul with the southern province of Kandahar, ramps up the Taliban's offensive ag...
30 Jun, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
'With masters defeated, the slaves can't fight': Taliban eye victory after United States exit"The arrogant Americans thought they could wipe the Taliban from the face of the earth," said Mullah Misbah, an insurgent commander in viol...
23 Jun, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Afghan officials say at least 34 killed in separate suicide bombingsIn eastern Ghazni province, 31 soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove a military humvee full of explosives onto...
29 Nov, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in AfghanistanAbu Muhsin al-Masri, an Egyptian national believed to be the group's number-two in the Indian sub-continent, was targeted in eastern Ghazni...
25 Oct, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 troops in eastern AfghanistanA suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence service early o...
18 May, 2020, 03.02 PM IST
India’s Afghan projects face higher risk after Pak army, ISI’s ‘role’ in Ghazni attackOne of the major goals of Pakistan’s deep state is to reduce India’s involvement in Afghanistan and expand its influence in the country, ac...
23 Aug, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
AQIS 'ideologically inclined' to carry out attacks in India says UN reportThe report said that Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent is "relatively isolated owing to increased security measures within the wider regi...
14 Aug, 2018, 11.35 AM IST
Afghan government under pressure as Taliban threaten new districtThe fighting in Ghazni, which has long had a heavy Taliban presence, follows several days of fighting in Farah province, on the other side ...
20 May, 2018, 10.35 PM IST
- Messi meets Afghan boy famed for plastic bag shirt
SOCCER-MESSI-AFGHAN-BOY:Messi meets Afghan boy famed for plastic bag shirt
13 Dec, 2016, 11.24 PM IST
- Soccer-Messi meets Afghan boy famed for plastic bag shirt
SOCCER-MESSI/AFGHAN-BOY (TV):Soccer-Messi meets Afghan boy famed for plastic bag shirt
13 Dec, 2016, 11.19 PM IST
Gunfights after resurgent Taliban threaten new Afghan cityAfghan forces repelled the brazen assault yesterday, but it rang security alarm bells as the largely rural insurgency threatens large citie...
13 Oct, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
- 10 Afghan policemen killed in new attacks: officials
Bomb blasts in volatile southern Afghanistan Monday killed 7 Afghan policemen, one day after three other policemen died in separate attacks.
07 Jul, 2008, 03.46 PM IST
- Taliban not to release S Korean hostages
Afghanistan's Taliban has decided not to free any of 21 South Korean hostages.
12 Aug, 2007, 09.41 AM IST