Kabul: The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations. The plight of 15-year-old Sahar Gul captivated the nation and set off a storm of international condemnation when it came to light in late December. Gul's husband's father, mother and sister were each sentenced to 10...
04:54 PM, May 06, 2012
US President Barack Obama spoke to US troops in Kabul and also assured them that by the end of this year they would all be home. ...
08:06 AM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: Shortly after a surprise visit by US President Barack Obama to Afghanistan early on Wednesday morning on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, serial bomb blasts and a suicide car bomb attack rocked Kabul killing six people including one Gurkha guard. The blasts occurred near the foreign military bases in Afghanistan. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed it in a...
07:49 AM, May 02, 2012
Suhasini Haider: Hello and welcome to Worldview with me Suhasini Haider. It's an island in the Indian Ocean that has seen turbulent times and tonight we're talking to two big men locked in battle for the Maldives. In the studio we're pleased to welcome President Mohamed Nasheed, in fact, the ousted President for the moment and we have an exclusive interview with President Mohammed Waheed Hassan as well as we...
07:48 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Kabul: A major terror attack has been foiled in Kabul a week after the coordinated strikes in Afghanistan. Three Pakistanis and two Afghans have reportedly been detained with 10000 kg of explosives in Kabul. The explosive was being carried in a truck, which was seized by the authorities. According to reports, the explosives belong to the Haqqani network and the terrorists planned to assassinate Afghanistan Vice President Mohammad Khalil. Last...
02:20 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Taliban suicide bombers unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks at the diplomatic enclave in Kabul and three other cities on Sunday. Has America blundered by announcing its troop pullout from the troubled nation? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar for a discussion this week in World View on Friday at 10 pm. ...
01:57 PM, Apr 18, 2012
It is now believed that Pakistan-based terror groups were responsible for Sunday's attack in Kabul. ...
10:21 PM, Apr 17, 2012
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11:56 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Kabul: The Afghan Foreign Ministry on Monday blamed Pakistan after a series of daily Taliban attacks in Kabul's diplomatic area killed 9 civilians and 14 police officers. Nearly 32 militants were killed in the attack. An 18-hour gunbattle in the heart of Kabul's high security diplomatic zone ended on Monday morning and the militants demonstrated once again their ability to infiltrate into the heavily guarded diplomatic area with arms and...
09:44 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, as heavy street fighting between insurgents and security forces came to an end after 18 hours. Battles which broke out at midday on Sunday gripped the city's central districts through the night, with large explosions and gunfire lighting up alleys and streets. "The fact terrorists were able...
08:33 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Condemning the outbreak of violence in Afghanistan, India on Monday conveyed its "profound concerns" to President Hamid Karzai and hoped for restoration of normalcy in that war-torn country. "India believes that Afghanistan will have to sort out its issues amongst themselves in a civilised manner without resorting to mindless violence and it is India's open desire that normalcy will be restored in Kabul and Afghanistan. "And Afghanistan will...
07:38 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Noting that the situation in Afghanistan-Pakistan region continues to be a cause of concern, Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday asked the armed forces to be more vigilant citing Sunday's attacks in Kabul. "The situation in Af-Pak region continues to be a cause of concern," he said addressing top army commanders on the first day of a three-day conference in New Delhi. Antony asked the commanders to be...
01:35 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Kabul: A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghanistan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, a lethal group of fighters with ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda, a top Afghan security official said on Monday. Thirty-six insurgents were killed during the brazen, 18-hour attacks that also claimed the lives of eight policemen and three civilians and...
01:34 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital ended on Monday after 18 hours of gunfire. ...
11:15 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Kabul: Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. Battles which broke out at mid-day on Sunday gripped the capital's central districts through the night, with explosions and gunfire lighting up alleys and surrounding streets. "The latest information we have about the Afghan Parliament...
09:30 AM, Apr 16, 2012
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