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US State Department spokesman, Mark Toner has said that the United States has made a long-term commitment to build a more stable, peaceful, democratic, and prosperous Afghan future. Mark Toner said that the US is trying to reduce differences between President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. While delivering …

Three Afghan prisoners and 12 Yemenis have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates from the Guantanamo Bay. “The United States is grateful to the government of the United Arab Emirates for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing US efforts to close Guantanamo,” the Pentagon said in a …

Afghanistan has sought more military supplies from India including attack helicopters and US favours Indian support in enhancing Afghan security forces, a top American commander overseeing US operations in the war-ravaged country said. India has already provided four Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan and US Commander General John Nicholson said the …

Iran has committed the Afghan government serious cooperation on suppressing terrorists and drug dealers. During a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, national security adviser to president, Muhammad Hanif Atmar has called for Tehran-Kabul joint cooperation in fight against terrorism. “Our friendship with Iran has turned into a great national capital …

A man shot dead by police after he attacked two women police officers with a knife in Charleroi city of Belgium. Reportedly the man has shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“Allah is greatest”) while attacking the officers. According to the reports one of the policewomen who was targeted suffered minor cuts, but …

China is to set up an anti-terrorism alliance with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, state media said on Thursday, as it seeks to boost coordination with neighbours to tackle what it says is a growing domestic militant threat, Reuters reported. Fang Fenghui, a member of the powerful Central Military Commission which …

The Pentagon will not pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements after U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter decided not to tell Congress that Pakistan was taking adequate action against the Haqqani network, a U.S. official said. Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade, with …

Two Australians were on board an Emirates flight that crash-landed and burst into flames at Dubai International Airport, the airline says. All 282 passengers and 18 crew on the flight from India were all “safely evacuated”, officials and the airline said. Photos posted on social media showed a thick black …

A Welsh mother has been jailed for five years after filming videos of her having sex with her 14-year-old son. She then sent the videos to a cousin of hers in Pakistan, alongside indecent images of her three-year-old daughter too. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard how the 36-year-old, who has …

Afghan National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar heads to Moscow for talks with Russian officials on Afghan Air Forces equipments. The two sides will talk about procuring and providing Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters to Afghan National Defensive and Security Forces (ANDSF), a tweeter account run by the office of the …

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), Tadamichi Yamamoto, have strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul that struck a peaceful demonstration, a statement released on Saturday said. On Saturday afternoon, at least 80 people were killed and more than 231 others …

Indian national Judith D’souza, who was abducted in Kabul, has been rescued, India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning at around 6am. “I am happy to inform you that Judith D’souza has been rescued,” Swaraj said in a tweet, “I have spoken to Judith. She is reaching Delhi …

A 17-year-old Afghan refugee was shot dead by German police after he launched an attack on a commuter train and injured at least four people using a knife and an axe. The incident occurred on Monday night on a regional commuter train near the southern German city of Wurzburg, some …

Popular Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was shot dead by her brother in Multan city of Pakistan on Saturday. Reports suggest the actor cum model was shot dead by her brother. “Baloch was killed by her brother over honour in Muzaffarabad’s Green Town area,” Pakistani media has quoted security officials. …

  ISTANBUL –  Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces quashed a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left scores dead and more than 1,000 wounded. Turkish Prime Minister Benali …

A number of U.S. lawmakers called for cutting financial aids and imposing sanctions against Pakistan while former diplomats urged to designate Pakistan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. “Pakistan now is a state sponsor of terrorism. There is no question that ISI supports the Haqqani network, which we …

Afghan security forces are suffering rising levels of battlefield casualties this year and some of the Taliban’s finances have been disrupted after a U.S. airstrike killed their leader, top US commander in Afghanistan has said. Reuters has quoted U.S. Army General and the commander of NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, John …

The son of Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the US for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online. Hamza bin Laden promised to continue the global militant group’s fight against the United States and its allies in the 21-minute speech entitled “We Are All Osama,” according …

South Korea pledged to provide $135 million to Afghanistan in the coming years to help the country to build up the capacity of its security forces. The announcement was made by the Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-num at the Warsaw summit on a NATO-led mission about Afghan security …

Canada announces $465 million in security support and development assistance in Afghanistan over a period of three years, the Canadian government announced Saturday at the conclusion of the NATO leaders’ summit. The new commitment is a renewal of funding programs that are set to expire next year. Earlier, Canada committed a …