MUMBAI (NNI): India test-fired its nuclear capable missile Agni-II on Sunday from an island of eastern Indian state of Odisha coast. Its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast is part of a user trial by the army. “The trial of the […]Read More
HERAT (NNI): The second International Women’s film festival kicked off in western Herat province of Afghanistan. The three-day film festival will mainly focus on violence against women and women’s right in Afghanistan which will be attended by filmmakers both from Afghanistan and abroad. A committee will select over 60 films produced by various international filmmakers […]Read More
KABUL (NNI): The government of Norway pledged $110 million in civilian and military aid to Afghanistan for the year 2015. The commitment was made during Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende’s visit to Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Brende met with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah during his visit to Kabul. […]Read More
KABUL (NNI): At least 23 militants were killed following military operations led by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) said. A statement released by MoD said the operations were conducted in the past 48 hours in three different provinces of the country. The statement further added that a number of militants […]Read More
LONDON: The Baloch Community London has appealed from Baloch people in Balochistan and all over the world to hold 13 November as “Baloch Martyrs Day or National Remembrance Day” to pay respects to those who paid the ultimate price of their lives for a free, democratic and united Balochistan. The BCL statement read as follows: […]Read More
KABUL, Nov 07 (NNI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Friday said he was in no hurry to form his Cabinet, calling his recent visits to China and Saudi Arabia as successful. Ahmadzai was addressing a gathering of religious leaders, acting ministers, lawmakers, tribal elders and influential figures at the Presidential Palace after Friday’s prayers. […]Read More
NEW DELHI, Nov 07 (NNI): Israel’s former president Shimon Peres on Friday lauded the steps taken by India in the last few decades to strengthen its agriculture sector and enhance food production. Taking part in a discussion on “Challenges and Opportunities of Creating a Second Green Revolution in India” held in the capital today, Peres […]Read More
KABUL, Nov 06 (NNI): The U.S. military in its latest drone strike against terrorist groups killed Abdullah Haqqani, a top commander of the riotous Haqqani network, in Pakistan’s lawless south Waziristan area, along the border with Afghanistan in late October. The junior but commanding figure within Taliban militants, Abdullah Haqqani, had been reportedly killed along […]Read More
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (NNI): A senior UN official has said that global forced displacement has been rising steadily in recent years due to factors including conflicts, pressures of climate change, population growth, urbanization. The United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, made the statement as he was briefing the Third Committee of the […]Read More
KABUL, Nov 06 (NNI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday hoped Afghanistan and NATO would open a new chapter of cooperation following an end to the combat mission that he billed as a success. Addressing a joint press conference with the new NATO chief in Kabul, the president said that Afghan forces had effectively taken […]Read More