Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Kills 63, Injures 182 At Wedding Hall In Kabul, Afghanistan : NPR
A man cleans an area next to a pile of shoes and sandals of victims outside a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images A man cleans an area next to a pile of shoes and sandals of victims outside a wedding hall …
Dozens feared dead or wounded after Afghan wedding hall blast | World news
An explosion ripped through a wedding hall on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan’s capital, leaving dozens of people dead or wounded, a government official has said. Hundreds of people were believed to be inside. Interior ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi told the Associated Press there was no immediate information on the cause of the blast. …
America is close to ‘deal’ with Taliban, hints Trump | World news
Donald Trump has met his peace envoy to Afghanistan and top security advisers to discuss progress in the latest round of talks with the Taliban, fuelling speculation that a deal to end America’s longest war might be within reach. “Many on the opposite side of this 19-year war, and us, are looking to make a …
Kabul attack: nearly 100 injured in Taliban bombing, say officials | World news
A car bomb exploded on Wednesday outside a police station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, wounding at least 95 people, government officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide attack. There has been no let-up in violence in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban and the US appearing to be close to …
Trump told advisers he wants to pull US troops from Afghanistan by 2020 election: report
President TrumpDonald John TrumpKentucky miners’ struggle is that of many working Americans Cummings releases statement on attempted break-in after Trump attacks PhRMA top lobbyist to leave post MORE has informed advisers that he wants to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 2020 election, NBC News reported Friday, citing five current and former administration and military …
Trump Afghanistan remarks suggesting US military could end war in 10 days draws Afghan call for explanation today
Kabul, Afghanistan — The Afghan government asked Tuesday for clarification of President Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. military could end the war in Afghanistan in 10 days, but that the country would be wiped out in the process. Mr. Trump suggested on Monday, in a seemingly off-hand remark, that he could order such a …
Pakistan Imran Khan meets Trump to talk economy, terror, Afghanistan
President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran Khan, speak to the media in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s three-day visit to the U.S. is not likely going to do …
Afghanistan v West Indies: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
6.51am EDT 06:51 19th over: West Indies 82-1 (Lewis 48, Hope 25) Another tight over from Nabi, who has figures of 4-0-14-0. This is a decent spell for Afghanistan. “Given that the ‘spirit of cricket’ is an integral and important part of the laws of the game, if Bangladesh win the toss and elect to …
Kabul blast: Taliban attack kills at least 10 in Afghan capital, | Afghanistan News
The Taliban has claimed responsibilty for a powerful explosion and a follow up attack in Kabul’s downtown area near the ministry of defence that has killed at least 10 people and sent dozens to the hospital. The bomb went off during morning rush hour in the capital when the streets were filled with people. Mohammad Karim, …
Pakistan v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
7.16am EDT 07:16 Wicket! Afghan b Shadab 42, Afghanistan 121-4 There was a growing sense this was coming. Shadab turns one out of the back of the hand, it jags past Afghan and clips the edge off stump. Terrific bowling, and once again Afghanistan have lost a man when well set. 7.14am EDT 07:14 25th …
