Cambodia lifts travel ban on travellers from India

Phnom Penh (IANS) Cambodia has lifted a ban on travellers from India after the latter country has witnessed a decline in new Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement.

Prime Minister Hun Sen approved the lifting of the…

40 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan's Shiberghan city

Kabul (IANS) At least 40 Taliban militants have been killed and security operations backed by fighter jets are underway in Shiberghan city, the capital of Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, on Friday, an army statement said.

"The security…

2 soldiers, 36 militants killed after attack foiled in Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) Two Afghan soldiers and at least 36 Taliban militants were killed after the government forces repelled an attack on Thursday in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar, a local official confirmed.

The atatck erupted as…

Taliban will become a pariah if they takeover Afghanistan by force

New Delhi (IANS) The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has said that if the Taliban take over the country by force, they will not win international recognition and "they will become a pariah state".

Speaking…

Pak NSA complains about Biden's cold shoulder to Imran Khan

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan has other options if US President Joe Biden continues to ignore the country's leadership.

"We've other options if US President Joe Biden…

Afghan Defence Minister targeted in car bomb attack

New Delhi/Kabul (IANS) An explosives-laden car detonated close to the residence of Afghanistan Acting Defence Minister Bismillah Muhammadi in Kabul city Tuesday night.

Local media reports said since Muhammadi was not at the residence at the…

Powerful blast hits Afghan capital Kabul

Kabul (IANS) A powerful bomb exploded at on Tuesday evening in the centre of Afghan capital Kabul which was followed by gunshots, the police said.

Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said the blast happened at around 8 p.m. at police district…

'UN must step in and guide Afghanistan away from catastrophe'

New Delhi (IANS) The United Nations (UN) must step into this vacuum in Afghanistan and the Secretary General must immediately convene the Security Council meet and seek a clear mandate to empower the UN, both in the country and at the negotiating…

US airstrikes hit Taliban in Helmand, 40 killed

New Delhi (IANS) The US army on Monday conducted aerial strikes against the Taliban in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand Province in Afghanistan, killing around 40 Taliban fighters, sources said.

Though the Afghan government did not confirm…

NZ allows workers quarantine-free travel from Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu

Wellington (IANS) New Zealand on Monday announced its decision to allow seasonal workers quarantine-free from Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the decision at a press conference that seasonal workers will be…