Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in KabulThe Islamists have yet to announce a government, but Afghans -- fearful of a repeat of the group's previous brutal reign between 1996 and 2...
07 Sep, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Over 1,000 await flight clearance to leave Afghan city of Mazar-i-SharifExasperated by the delays, the organizer said the State Department had failed to tell the Taliban of its approval for flight departures fro...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Afghanistan: Old warhorse Rashid Dostum to lead fight against Taliban in the northThe development comes as Taliban has captured several provincial capitals, including many in the north, over the past week, putting enormou...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
Govt evacuates Indians from Mazar-e-SharifIndian diplomats in Mazar were also evacuated by this flight, ET has learnt. Earlier in the day, the Indian consulate had tweeted, "A speci...
11 Aug, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
Fighting rages in Afghan south after Taliban's weekend blitzThe insurgents have for weeks been trying to take Kandahar and Lashkar Gah -- both with Pashtun majorities from where the Taliban draw thei...
09 Aug, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Pakistan closes its Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif after woman tries to enter building with hand grenadeIt said the woman was arrested by the police and investigations are on to find the perpetrators of the failed attack.
27 Jan, 2019, 09.38 PM IST
Heavy fighting on in Mazar-i-Sharif, Indian mission staff safeExplosions and gunfire rang out last night as militants attempted to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in Mazar-i-Sharif.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
No lack of coordination during Pathankot ops, says Army chiefArmy chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag asserted there was total synergy and coordination during the operation against terrorists in Pathanko...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.12 PM IST
India, Afghanistan not enjoying friendly Pak cooperation: Former mujahideen Ata Mohammad Noor"Extremism has very deep roots in the region. Both countries today are victims of this – but extremism isn’t for the benefit of any country...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
Awaiting detailed report from Afghan agencies on attack: IndiaIndia today said it was awaiting a detailed report from Afghan security agencies on perpetrators of the terror attack on its Consulate in M...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Pakistan army officers involved in attack on Indian consulate: Afghan policePakistani military officers were involved in the attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e- Sharif in which assailants attempted to storm t...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
Pathankot, Mazar-e-Sharif attacks reminder of terror threat: US lawmakerSherman strongly encouraged the governments to make every effort to find the terrorists who carried out these attacks and bring them to jus...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
Suicide attack at Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad"Indian Consulate in Jalalabad has been attacked. One suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the mission. ," External Affairs Ministry ...
02 Mar, 2016, 03.29 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns attack on Indian Consulate in AfghanistanUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terror attack on the Indian Consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
05 Jan, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Pathankot, Mazar-e-Sharif attacks reminder of terror threat: Top American lawmaker"There is speculation that these attacks might be in reaction to positive outcomes from Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's recent visits (to)...
05 Jan, 2016, 09.15 AM IST
India asks Afghanistan to shift Mazar-i-Sharif consulate after terrorist attackAfter the Sunday’s attack, ITBP, responsible for the security at the consulate, has been asked to scale up the vigil and provide adequate s...
05 Jan, 2016, 01.54 AM IST
All well at Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif: EnvoyB Sarkar, Consul General at the consulate said the shooting lasted for 20 minutes. "They shot from some adjacent building but nobody could ...
04 Jan, 2016, 03.41 AM IST