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 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 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 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 Read More
KABUL, Nov 06 (NNI): The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the alliance is ready to open a new chapter in its relationship with Afghanistan. Appearing in a press conference together with President Mohammad Read More
ZURMAT, Nov 06 (NNI): Taliban insurgents killed 10 civilians on Wednesday night in Paktia province, local officials said Thursday. Provincial Police Chief Zalmai Oriakhail, while confirming the incident, said that the people were killed in Zurmat district Read More
KABUL, Nov 06 (NNI): As the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission is concluding at the end of this year, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Afghanistan to reaffirm the alliance’s continued Read More
KABUL, Nov 06 (NNI): At least 4,634 members of the Afghan national security forces (ANSF) have lost their lives in fight against the terrorism so far this year. The second-ranking US commander in Afghanistan Lt. Gen. Joseph Read More
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (NNI): Senior officials of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have welcomed the passing of legislation earlier this week by the Afghan Lower House of Parliament to criminalize underage recruitment Read More
KABUL, Nov 03 (NNI): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is preparing to remove some restrictions on military operations against the Taliban militants imposed by former President Hamid Karzai. The US and Afghan military officials aware of the Read More