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NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has revealed the names of three cricketers who were killed in a tragic attack in eastern Paktika province, near the Pakistan border. The players, ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Afghanistan, Pakistan pledge to respect cease-fire after more than a week of deadly fighting
Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a cease-fire. The truce, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, came into ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: 8 killed after Pakistan launched airstrikes inside Afghanistan, says Kabul
Pakistani military aircraft struck "ordinary" homes in Afghanistan in pre-dawn attacks in two provinces Monday, interim Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said. Condemning the attacks, Mujahid ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: At least 1,000 dead after earthquake flattens homes in rural Afghanistan
At least 1,000 people were killed and just as many injured after one of the deadliest earthquakes in decades struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, a government spokesman said. The United States ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Afghanistan Earthquake: 4.1-Magnitude Tremor Strikes At 130 Km Depth
A 4.1-magnitude Afghanistan earthquake struck early Monday at a depth of 130 km. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far.
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistani forces' ground operations and strikes killed at least 36 civilians in Afghanistan overnight and wounded more than 160 others, Afghan officials said Monday, as ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 people, according to officials from the country's ruling Taliban regime. Muhammad Amin ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Paktika PRT leadership changes hands
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Paktika welcomed a new leader as U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tim Young assumed command from U.S. Navy Cmdr. Donny Cox during a transfer of ...
News Afghanistan » Paktika: Efforts Turn Largely To Providing Relief In Areas Of Afghanistan Worst-Hit By Earthquake
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan says search and rescue operations have been completed in almost all the quake-hit areas of Paktika Province and the focus is now turning to relief efforts.