Afghanistan

A number of civilians were wounded in an explosion in a money exchange market on Tuesday in Nangarhar province.

The blast occurred in District 1 of Jalalabad city, center of Nangarhar province at 14:00 pm local time at a money exchange market, the provincial governor&s media office said.

According to the office at least six people were...

India&s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that connectivity with Central Asian countries remains India&s key priority and that security and prosperity is a common goal for the region.

Speaking at the first India-Central Asia meeting of the National Security Advisers, in New Delhi, Doval said the security...

Japan announced Tuesday that it has decided to give an additional $106.7 million in assistance to Afghanistan to help combat the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.

In a statement issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kabul, the mission said: &Pleased to announce that Japan has decided additional 106.7 million USD assistance for...

At least eight people were killed when a bus, carrying employees of an oil company, was bombed in northern Balkh province, police said on Tuesday.

&Today around 7 a.m. a road side mine blast took place in District 3 of Mazar-e-Sharif city on a bus, which belonged to Hairatan Oil employees,& said Mohammad Asif Wazeri, police spokesman...