India ready to work above and beyond Paris climate deal: Sushma Swaraj
India along with more than 190 nations reached a pact in December 2015 with an aim to prevent an increase in the global average temperature and keep it well below 2 degrees Celsius.
Sep 20, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani asks authorities to execute more flights via Afghan-India air corridor
Amid reports of delay in the newly-launched Afghanistan-India air corridor initiative, Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has instructed the relevant authority to take immediate step to execute more flights as part of the initiative.
Aug 14, 2017, 06:48 AM IST
Hassan Rouhani urges cooperation between Iran, Afghanistan against terrorism
During a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani, he said that Iran has made every effort in bringing about peace and stability in Afghanistan and has always stood by Afghan people in different segments of history.
Aug 05, 2017, 19:25 PM IST
Taliban's safe havens inside, not outside Afghanistan: Pakistan
Relations between the two countries have turned sour since Afghanistan`s President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan of waging an "undeclared war of aggression" against his country.
Jun 22, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan on Saturday
Amidst a surge in tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will on June 24 visit Islamabad from where he will leave for Kabul.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
Maiden India-Afghanistan cargo flight lands in Delhi; PM Narendra Modi welcomes initiative
The first cargo flight of the Afghanistan-India air freight corridor carrying Afghan goods to India landed in New Delhi on Monday night.
Jun 19, 2017, 20:32 PM IST
Pakistan opens another border crossing point for Afghan trade
The decision came close on the heels of a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of SCO summit in Astana.
Jun 17, 2017, 19:36 PM IST
Afghan civilians killed as US troops open fire after bomb attack: Afghan official
"After the bomb blast hit them, the American forces then started shooting and killed one man and two children nearby," he said.
Combating terror to be a major agenda at SCO Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join leaders of China, Russia and leading central Asian countries in deliberating ways to contain terrorism and boost trade at the SCO Summit here tomorrow in the backdrop of a series of major terror strikes in several countries.
Jun 08, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
Neighbours must not support war on Afghanistan: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Without naming Pakistan, Hezb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, on Thursday said our neighbors must not support the war in Afghanistan and must fight terrorism.
Jun 08, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
China, Afghanistan pledge closer cooperation on Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Afghan counterpart, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, on Thursday pledged to boost bilateral cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative.
Jun 08, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Last chance for peace, Afghanistan President warns Taliban
Kabul has been on edge since the massive truck bomb last Wednesday ripped through the city`s highly fortified diplomatic quarter.
Jun 06, 2017, 13:38 PM IST
Toll in last week`s Kabul truck bomb now over 150: Ashraf Ghani
Over 150 innocent Afghan sons and daughters were killed and more than 300 wounded were brought to hospitals with burns and amputations.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:41 PM IST
Taliban denies role in Kabul's suicide bombings
The Taliban has rejected any role in the three consecutive explosions in Kabul, in which as many as 20 people were killed and 87 injured on Saturday afternoon during the funeral ceremony of Mohammad Salim Izadyar, the son of the deputy speaker of the Afghan Senate House.
Jun 04, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
Tense Kabul under lockdown after deadly protest clashes
The protesters were voicing anger over a truck bombing on Wednesday in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds, the deadliest attack in the city since 2001.
Jun 03, 2017, 19:57 PM IST
Afghan vice president Dostum departs for Turkey amid rape probe
Afghanistan's embattled vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum has left for Turkey.
May 20, 2017, 17:33 PM IST
Donald Trump to discuss extremism in Afghan and Pakistan with Muslim leaders
US President Donald Trump continues the fight against the ISIS and extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan
May 18, 2017, 08:31 AM IST
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declines invitation to visit Pakistan
Despite repeated attempts by Pakistan to defuse tensions between the two neighbours, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected Pakistan's offer to visit the country until the perpetrators behind several attacks are handed over to Afghanistan, his deputy spokesperson Dawa Khan Mina Pal confirmed .
May 04, 2017, 13:40 PM IST
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis makes unannounced Afghan visit: US official
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit Monday, an American defence official confirmed, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack.
Apr 24, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
Afghanistan Defence Minister, Army Chief of Staff resign over deadly attack
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted on Monday the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff after more than 140 government soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base last week, the president`s office said.
Apr 24, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
