Afghanistan

Army helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 25 killed

Oct 31, 2018 04:16

A helicopter operated by Afghanistan’s Army has crashed in the southwest of the country, killing 25 people on board, officials say.
Bomb attack hits near HQ of Afghan Election Commission, kills police officer

Oct 29, 2018 06:28

A bomb attack hits near the head office of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) in the capital, Kabul, leaving multiple casualties.
Afghans voting in Kandahar elections delayed by violence

Oct 27, 2018 11:31

Afghan residents in the southern province of Kandahar are casting their ballots in parliamentary elections that were postponed for a week after a Taliban attack killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief.
Afghans becoming unprecedentedly pessimistic about future of country: Survey

Oct 27, 2018 05:06

People in Afghanistan are showing unprecedented levels of pessimism about the future of their war-ravaged country, a US survey shows, as militant attacks continue to take toll on the lives of Afghans almost every day 17 years after the US invaded the country.
Zarif: US sanctions on Iran aim to deflect attention from Khashoggi’s murder, Saudi crimes in Yemen

Oct 25, 2018 03:33

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US’s fresh sanctions against Iran aim to deflect global attention from the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Riyadh’s crimes in Yemen.
India, Afghanistan defy US on Iran’s Chabahar plan

Oct 24, 2018 10:42

India and Afghanistan are pushing ahead with plans to open a new transportation corridor between the two countries via Iran’s strategic port of Chabahar despite US sanctions.
IRGC confirms abduction of 12 forces near Pakistan border

Oct 22, 2018 12:58

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confirmed claims made by the so-called Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group about the names and number of the Iranian border guards abducted in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on the border with Pakistan.
Foreign officials hold meetings at Iran’s Foreign Ministry

Oct 22, 2018 04:14

A number of officials from international organizations and foreign countries met Iranian diplomats at Iran’s Foreign Ministry for talks on various issues, including ways to settle the crises in Yemen and Syria.
Afghanistan: 15 dead in Kabul polling station suicide bombing

Oct 21, 2018 02:54

At least 15 people were killed and 25 wounded in a bombing at a polling station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, as the country's parliamentary elections got underway.
Multiple blasts rock Kabul as Afghans vote in elections

Oct 20, 2018 05:28

Multiple blasts rock polling stations in the capital Kabul as people in Afghanistan go to polls in parliamentary elections overshadowed by assassination of candidates.