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Afghan parliament dismisses another minister

The Afghan Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of parliament dismissed another minister on Tuesday for failure to spend the development budget, bringing the number of disqualified ministers to seven since launching the process on Saturday.

Nov 15, 2016, 17:21 PM IST

Taliban rockets hit Afghan parliament compound, no one reported hurt

A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan Parliament building, a media report said.

Mar 28, 2016, 12:27 PM IST

Watch LIVE: PM Narendra Modi arrives in Lahore, Nawaz Sharif greets him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lahore on Friday for a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in a surprise visit to this country--the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian premier in more than 10 years.

Dec 25, 2015, 17:34 PM IST

India-built Afghan Parliament: Facts you must check out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday inaugurated the newly-built Afghan Parliament building in Kabul.

Dec 25, 2015, 13:00 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi's jibe at Pakistan: India rebuilding lives in Afghanistan, not destroying a nation

PM Modi was referring to India's efforts to rebuild the South Asian country that in the wake of the Afghan conflict of 2001.

Dec 25, 2015, 12:53 PM IST

Afghanistan will succeed when nurseries and sanctuaries of terrorism are shut: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan on Friday.

Dec 25, 2015, 09:17 AM IST