Afghanistan

Tehran, Oct 12 (UNI/Xinhua) Iran will host a regional meeting on Afghanistan in the coming days, an official at Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. Rasoul Mousavi, director general of the South Asian affairs of the ministry,…

AHMEDABAD: Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ), which operates Mundra Port in Gujarat, on Monday said it will not handle containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan at all its terminals from November 15. The decision…

Belgrade/New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI) India said on Monday that while the Non-Aligned Movement has been effective in some areas where the countries spoke in one voice, it has become increasingly ineffective in certain areas mainly due to the…

Dushanbe, Oct 11 (UNI/Sputnik) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is ready to help Tajikistan in the event of an influx of Afghan refugees, including by creating camps for their accommodation, Nodira…

Nur Sultan (Kazakhstan)/New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived today in the Kazakh capital to participate in the Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) ministerial meeting.…

While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade of brutal war in Syria, a shift is under way in the Middle East where Arab allies of the United States are bringing him in from the cold by reviving economic and…

Kabul, Oct 10 (UNI) Daoud Wardak, the son of former Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, has bought a super luxury mansion in Beverly Hills, Miami, Florida, for $20.9 million. He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced the setting up of a special body to address Afghanistan-related matters in Pakistan. The Pakistan Prime Minister "directed the establishment of a dedicated cell to synergise…

Washington, Oct 8 (UNI/Sputnik) US Deputy State Secretary Sherman and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have discussed the issue of Afghanistan, as well as the US-Pakistani relations in Islamabad, State Department spokesperson…

Kabul, Oct 8 (UNI) The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that targeted worshippers during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, leaving over 300 people dead and an…

By Mohan Lal Verma Shimla, Oct 8 (UNI) The variable agro-climate zones of Himachal and other north Himalayan states are suitable for number of commercial crops as a World bank concept paper about diversification and promotions of new…

Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNI) Abdul Awal Mintoo, vice chairman of Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday said India must play a role in maintaining democratic environment in neighboring countries. We consider…

New Delhi/Kabul, Oct 6 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday condemned the vandalism at the Kabul Gurdwara by suspected Taliban fighters, and urged Prime…

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) In view of the fast-paced developments in South Asia, especially in Afghanistan, India and the U.S. will remain closely engaged both on the future of Afghanistan, and on how the two can maintain peace and stability in…

Dushanbe, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) Tajikistan continues to supply electricity to Afghanistan, albeit in a reduced volume, a spokesman for Barqi Tojik energy holding, Nozirjon Yodgori, told Sputnik. Earlier on Monday, the Wall Street Journal,…

Washington, Sep 30 (UNI/Sputnik) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to…

United Nations, Sep 27 (UNI) Afghanistan's ambassador to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai, who was set to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Monday, has withdrawn his name from the list of speakers. UN spokesperson…

The Hague (Netherlands), Sep 27 (UNI) The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday that he wants to focus his investigations in Afghanistan on the crimes allegedly committed by the Taliban and the…

Tashkent/New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, who was on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan, held talks with the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, during which both sides dwelt upon the…

United Nations, NewsonRadarBureau, Sept.25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the United Nations General Assembly to tackle the issues at hand effectively. He highlighted the Covid-19 crises, conflicts on Sea trade and spread of…