Afghanistan
33 killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan: Official
"We are saddened to learn that an explosion took place in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province this afternoon. As a result 33 villagers, including several children, were killed and 43 were wounded," the spokesman wrote on social media. He condemned the crime, saying the culprits behind the attack will be brought to justice, Xinhua news agency reported.
At least 31 killed in four explosions across Afghanistan
At least 31 people were killed, and 87 were wounded, a health official told the BBC. The first explosion tore through a Shia mosque in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had remotely detonated a booby-trapped bag when the building was packed with worshippers.
At least 11 killed in blast at Shia mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif
Zia Zendani, spokesman for the provincial health authority in the city, said that 11 people have been killed and 32 wounded in the blast. A separate attack caused at least 11 more casualties in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, according to a provincial health official. Earlier on Thursday, a roadside blast in Kabul injured at least two children, the fifth explosion this week in the Afghan capital.
5 killed, 65 injured as blast hits mosque in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif
"Five dead bodies and 65 injured persons have been taken to a hospital, and the number of casualties could change," health officials said, Xinhua news agency reported citing Tolonews. Police are yet to comment. An eyewitness, on condition of anonimity, said that the blast took place inside the mosque when scores of worshippers were offering prayers.
Pak-Afghanistan rift widens with Taliban's refusal to handover TTP militants after air strikes
The Pakistanis are miffed with Kabul as the regime has sheltered terrorists, especially the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which has been mounting raids with impunity across the Durand line, which defines the Pak-Afghan border. Without admitting the controversial air strikes that killed scores of Afghans, the foreign office gave a detailed statement on Sunday about the circumstances that led to the recent incidents.
Kandahar residents protest Pakistani attacks on Afghan soil
On April 16, the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes on the Spiri area of Khost province and also targeted the Shiltan district of Kunar province with shelling. "No one takes action. We call on the Islamic Emirate to give a strong response to Pakistan," a protestor said. Previously residents of southeastern Khost and eastern Nangarhar provinces held rallies to protest the attacks.
41 civilians mainly women & children dead in Pak airstrikes in Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces carried out airstrikes on Waziristan refugees in Sperai district of southeastern Khost province and in the Shaltan district of eastern Kunar province, inflicting casualties on people. "Forty-one civilians, mainly women and children, were killed and 22 others were wounded in air strikes by Pakistani forces near the Durand line in Khost province," Shabir Ahmad Osmani, director of information and culture in Khost told Pajhwok.
Anti-Pakistan sentiment in Afghanistan after air strikes
The Ministry of Defence called the attack tyrannical and warned that no country should provoke Afghanistan. "No country should test the Afghans. Should not make the Afghans take a similar step. Throughout history, Afghans proved that they never stay without a response towards any aggression," said Inayatullah Khwarazimi, a Defence Ministry Spokesman.
Victory of the heroin jihad in Afghanistan
Colonel Nezamuddin Bahavi, the former head of intelligence of the anti-drug police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan, stated this in an exclusive interview with the Russian daily, Nezavisimaya Gazeta. According to Bahavi, the Taliban has always been associated with drugs trade and soon after coming to power in August 2021, the situation turned entirely in the Taliban's favour.
As Taliban ban girls from secondary schools, World Bank suspends $600mn projects
The projects were being prepared for implementation by United Nations agencies to support agriculture, education, health and livelihoods, the World Bank said, Pajhwok News reported. Now the four projects will be presented to ARTF donors for approval only when the World Bank and international partners have a better understanding of the situation and confidence that the goals of the schemes could be achieved. The US officials last week cancelled planned meetings in Doha.
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