Three separate Kabul explosions kill five, wound two: Afghan police

Three separate Kabul explosions kill five, wound two: Afghan police

Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the first two explosions took place 15 minutes apart and a third targeting a police vehicle took … Read more

Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas, at least 3 dead

Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas, at least 3 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan: Over a dozen mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 11 others, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Heath Ministry officials put the death toll at five with 25 injured. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy in figures. The shells … Read more

India and Iran set to revive regional approach model for stabilising Afghanistan

India and Iran set to revive regional approach model for stabilising Afghanistan

New Delhi: India and Iran are understood to have explored revival of regional approach model involving India-Iran to stabilise Afghanistan as US plans to exit Kabul and give Taliban a stake in governance. This issue figured prominently when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Iranian counterpart Brig General Amir Hatami in Tehran Saturday enroute to … Read more