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10:25, may 15, 2017

Cyber-attack could escalate as working week begins, experts warn

World media reports say health and security chiefs have warned of possible fresh disruption from the global cyber-attack when workers switch on their computers for the first time at the start of the

10:45, may 12, 2017

Afghan government forces retake Ishkashim and Zebak districts from Taliban

Afghan security forces have reportedly recaptured Ishkashim and Zebak districts from Taliban militants.

09:39, may 12, 2017

Earthquake kills eight in China’s Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County

Chinese authorities say an earthquake has killed at least eight people and injured more than 20 in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County. US Geological Survey said the shallow 5.

10:46, may 8, 2017

Leader of IS affiliate in Afghanistan killed in Special Forces raid

The leader of the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Afghanistan who orchestrated audacious attacks that further upended the country’s deteriorating security situation was killed in a Special

11:34, may 3, 2017

Taliban advances but Dushanbe sanguine

Reports that the Taliban have captured the Zebak district Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, under 40 kilometers from the Tajik town of Ishkashim, is eliciting no evident alarm in Dushanbe,

10:41, april 28, 2017

Chinese authorities ban many religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang

According to media reports, Xinjiang authorities have recently banned dozens of names with religious connotations common to Muslims around the world, such as Jihad, Imam, Mecca, Saddam and Hajj on

09:25, april 25, 2017

Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurates new hospital in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province

The Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan on April 24 inaugurated a US $22.

11:29, april 24, 2017

Abdurahman Uzbeki, close associate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed in Syria

The United States disclosed on Friday a secret military ground operation that killed an Islamic State operative seen as a close associate of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and linked to an attack on a

11:20, april 24, 2017

Taliban militants attack military base in Mazar-i Sharif killing 140

Militants dressed in military uniforms attack major army base in Balkh province as soldiers leave Friday prayers.

10:24, april 24, 2017

Russia pays homage to His Highness the Aga khan

On April 20, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and chairman and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) met Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign

09:39, april 21, 2017

His Highness the Aga Khan meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow

His Highness the Aga Khan, the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)and Spiritual Leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, yesterday met in Moscow with Russian Foreign

11:23, april 19, 2017

Asteroid to fly safely past Earth today

A relatively large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19 at a distance of about 1.8 million kilometers, or about 4.

10:30, april 17, 2017

Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims narrow victory in Turkish referendum

Media reports say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has narrowly won a referendum to expand presidential powers, which could keep him in office until 2029.

14:18, april 14, 2017

36 IS militants killed in US 'mother of all bombs' attack, says Afghan ministry

Up to 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the US dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, the Afghan defense ministry said on Friday.

11:41, april 14, 2017

US denies claim by Syrian army that coalition air strike hit ISIS gas supplies

The British online newspaper The Independent says the United States has denied a claim by the Syrian army that American-led coalition jets launched an air strike that hit an Islamic State chemical

10:59, april 14, 2017

U.S. drops ‘mother of all bombs’ in eastern Afghanistan

The United States says its forces in Afghanistan have used the army's largest nonnuclear bomb on an Islamic State (IS) target in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

17:01, april 13, 2017

Syrian army: US coalition air strike hit IS poison gas supplies releasing substance 'killing hundreds'

The Syrian army has accused the US-led coalition of launching an air strike on Wednesday evening that hit an Islamic State (IS) chemical weapons supply, killing “hundreds including many

14:22, april 13, 2017

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applies for president of Iran again

Former two-term President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for the presidency of Iran in next month's presidential vote.

10:45, april 13, 2017

Russian ready to resume memorandum on preventing incidents in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, Russian state-run media outlet Sputnik reported.

14:46, april 12, 2017

White House says Russia increasingly isolated over Syria

President Donald Trump's spokesman on Tuesday increased pressure on Russia over a chemical weapons attack in Syria last week, calling Moscow isolated and saying it was trying to shift blame away

11:38, april 12, 2017

Borussia Dortmund football team bus attacked by bombs

Media reports say Borussia Dortmund's team bus was hit by three explosions while on its way to the Champions League semi-final against Monaco on Tuesday evening, leaving one player injured in

10:58, april 12, 2017

Iran, Russia reportedly underline striking more decisive blow to terrorists in Syria

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu yesterday underlined bilateral cooperation for striking further decisive and annihilating blow

10:41, april 12, 2017

US Secretary of State visits Russia as tensions over Syria flare

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson -- a one-time recipient of the Russian Order of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin whose appointment as top US diplomat was seen as a nod to the

10:14, april 12, 2017

Russia may tighten border regime

Russian media reports say that the FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov has pointed to the necessity of tightening border regime in order to prevent attempts by terrorists to penetrate into Russia.

16:34, april 10, 2017

Spring brings violence, confusion to northern Afghanistan

With the dreaded annual Taliban spring offensive expected to start in earnest any day now, there are many nervous people on both sides of the Central Asia-Afghan border, according to Radio Liberty .

14:18, april 10, 2017

Tank collector shocked to find US$2.5 million gold bullion hidden in military vehicle

A tank fanatic was shocked to discover a gold bullion worth 2.5 million US dollars in the fuel compartment of a tank he was restoring.

11:13, april 10, 2017

Russia reacts at alleged support to the Afghan Taliban

The Embassy of Russia in Kabul has reacted towards the remarks of the Afghan officials regarding the alleged support of Moscow to the Taliban group, Afghan Khaama Press news agency reported on

11:08, april 10, 2017

One of Taliban leaders and 14 militants killed in Afghan district bordering Tajikistan

One of high-ranking leaders of the Taliban movement who was deputy shadow governor for Afghan Kunduz Province, Asadulla, and 14 militants, with eight of them being nationals of Tajikistan, have been

10:39, april 10, 2017

Sweden mourns victims as authorities detain Uzbek man on suspicion of terrorism

Swedish authorities arrest the man they believe drove a truck into pedestrians on one of Stockholm's busiest shopping streets, killing four people and injuring 15 others.

09:57, april 10, 2017

Some experts suggest the chemical attack could have been carried out by jihadi rebels

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem on Thursday insisted the nation’s armed forces do not use chemical weapons, despite international suspicion that Syria was behind such an attack this week