Bomb attack
Bomb attackThree killed in blasts in Afghan city of Jalalabad, sources say
The fatalities occurred during a series of five blasts, the sources, who said they had received information from hospitals and eyewitnesses
No instance that Zia fired a single shot at Pakistani forces: PM Hasina
Sheikh Hasina said Mustaque, Rashid and Farooq during their interviews with the BBC admitted that Ziaur Rahman was always with them
Afghanistan
US asks citizens to leave Kabul airport gates ‘immediately’
The alert gave no further details on what the security threats might be, but it followed Thursday’s attack that killed scores of people including 13 US servicemen
Govt engages to evacuate stranded Bangladeshis from Afghanistan: Momen
Not detailing the efforts taken by the government to evacuate the Bangladesh nationals from Afghanistan, the foreign minister said that the stranded Bangladeshis would get all support from Dhaka
Afghanistan
Toll from Kabul airport blasts nearing 100, US braces for more ISIS attacks
Video shot by Afghan journalists showed dozens of bodies strewn around a canal on the edge of the airport. At least two blasts and gunfire rocked the area, witnesses said
Afghanistan
At least 28 Taliban among dead in Kabul airport blasts: Taliban official
At least 28 members of the Taliban were among the people killed in explosions overnight outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Taliban official told Reuters
Haqqani network: Afghanistan's most feared militants
Some of the Taliban's top leaders are gathering in Kabul to discuss the formation of a new Afghan government -- including a representative from the Haqqani network, the country's most feared militants
Afghan Air Force pilot killed in Kabul blast
An Afghan Air Force pilot was killed in an explosion that targeted his vehicle in Chahar Asiab district of Afghanistan's Kabul on Saturday, TOLO News reported citing sources
Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military
Nigerian forces have killed 78 gunmen, known locally as bandits, during military operations including air strikes in northwestern Zamfara state, the air force said
Japan marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing on Hiroshima
Japan on Friday marked 76 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack, with low-key ceremonies and disappointment over a refusal by Olympics organisers to hold a minute's silence
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