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The attack comes as Taliban insurgents intensify their annual spring offensive and their strength is growing, more than 15 years after they were toppled from power in a US-led invasion.

Taliban leader says US troop would not end war until NATO withdraws

Afghan government was too corrupt to stay and warning of another civil war in the Afghan capital, said Taliban leader.

23 Jun 2017 11:09 AM IST

(Photo: AP/Representational)

After Gulf crisis, first Turkey ship carries aid to Qatar

Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said that it is not economical or sustainable to send food stuff by plane.

22 Jun 2017 3:35 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree to increase efforts' to curb tensions over...

President Erdogan has backed Qatar in the crisis with Gulf nations that cut off relations with it accusing it of...

22 Jun 2017 2:59 PM IST

Mosuls iconic Nuri mosque (Photo: AP)

ISIS blows up Mosul mosque where al-Baghdadi became 'caliph'

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the destruction of the sites was 'an official declaration of defeat' from the...

22 Jun 2017 8:24 AM IST

Most sexual assault survivors dont come forward to talk about the abuse they have faced because more often than not their concerns are brushed aside. (Representational Image)

Turkish woman verbally harassed, struck for wearing shorts in Ramadan'

According to a women's rights organisation, 173 women have been murdered in the first five months of 2017 and 328 in...

21 Jun 2017 6:29 PM IST

The prince already oversees a vast portfolio as defence minister and is spearheading economic reforms. (Photo: AFP)

King Salman makes son Saudi's new crown prince; fires nephew Nayef

The announcements were made in a series of royal decrees carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency.

21 Jun 2017 2:25 PM IST

Mohammed bin Salman will be in New York next week for meetings with business leaders after a visit to the US West Coast. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi king upends royal succession, names son as 1st heir

Mohammed bin Salman had previously been the second-in-line to the throne as deputy crown prince.

21 Jun 2017 10:08 AM IST

The Taliban have had a strong presence in the province of Ghazni for years. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban gunmen kill 8 Afghan guards at largest US base

American military commanders in Afghanistan have requested thousands of extra boots on the ground.

20 Jun 2017 5:56 PM IST

The Qatar Airways official website said that it was also operating flights between Doha and the four Gulf countries which imposed the ban.(Representational image)

Gulf crisis sees air travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes

It's typically an hour flight between Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Doha, the capital of Qatar, takes five and a...

20 Jun 2017 5:01 PM IST

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5 and announced that Qatari residents would have 14 days to leave. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Qatar nationals leave Gulf states today as isolation' move comes into...

Officials clarified there would be exceptions for mixed-nationality families in the Gulf.

19 Jun 2017 4:27 PM IST

Police officers patrol Irans parliament building after an assault by several attackers that was claimed by the Islamic State group, in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Iran fires missiles into Syria in revenge for attacks claimed by ISIS

It was the first missile attack by Iran outside its own territory in 30 years, since the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88.

19 Jun 2017 9:24 AM IST

The United Nations said Friday that ISIS may be holding more than 100,000 civilians as human shields in the Old City. (Photo: AFP)

Iraqi forces launch assault on Mosul Old City

Military commanders told that the assault had begun at dawn after overnight air strikes by the US-led coalition backing...

18 Jun 2017 6:25 PM IST