Afghan Governors on India visit to study e-governance

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 18:24

Governors of 20 states of Afghanistan today visited Pipaliya Meera village in the district to study e-governance.

Pakistan urges US to tread carefully in Afghan withdrawal

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:57

A senior Pakistani official urged the United States on Monday to ensure the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan does not leave a vacuum that threatens regional stability and Pakistan`s own security.

Take up Pakistan`s concerns with India: Sartaj Aziz to US

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:37

Pakistan on Monday said it is committed to normalising ties with India but contended that its concerns were not being taken up by the US administration with the "same intensity" as India`s concerns.

Afghanistan to free 37 prisoners soon despite US protests

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:45

Afghanistan said today it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners whom the US says are responsible for dozens of NATO and Afghan deaths.

Afghanistan exit seen as danger to US drone mission in Pak

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 15:15

The possibility of a complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan has raised concerns that the US will lose strategic air bases meant for drone strikes against the al Qaeda in Pakistan.

Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:23

A roadside bomb killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in southern Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber killed four in an attack on a military bus in the capital.

Afghan govt offers 2009 photo as `evidence` of 2014 airstrike

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:01

A photograph the Afghan government distributed to back up its claims about civilian casualties in a US airstrike 10 days ago was actually a 2009 photograph of a different funeral, a media investigation revealed on Sunday.

Afghan govt offers 2009 photo as `evidence` of 2014 airstrike

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:55

A photograph the Afghan government distributed to back up its claims about civilian casualties in a US airstrike 10 days ago was actually a 2009 AFP photograph of a different funeral, a media investigation revealed Sunday.

Five killed in Afghanistan in suicide bombing

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12:57

At least five people were killed and nine others injured Sunday in a suicide bombing that hit an Afghan National Army bus here, sources said.

23 militants killed in clashes with Chinese and Kyrgyz forces

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 19:05

Twenty-three militants were killed during separate clashes with Chinese and Kyrgyz security forces as violence rocked China`s volatile Xinjiang province, bordering PoK, for the second day on Saturday.

Karzai reiterates preconditions for inking security pact with US

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 15:51

Afghanistan`s President Hamid Karzai Saturday reiterated his preconditions for inking a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US, saying he will not sign unless the peace process begins and security is ensured in the country.

Taliban rule north of Kabul despite military efforts

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:09

A scandal over civilian deaths in a recent US air strike is a stark reminder of how the Afghan war is raging just a short drive from Kabul, with a NATO-Afghan offensive failing to recapture districts under Taliban control.