Pakistan and foreseen challenges

Pakistan and foreseen challenges

(VOVworld) – One day after his victory in Pakistan’s general election on May 11th, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed with independent senators the formation of a government and key ministerial posts...
US faces new challenges

US faces new challenges

(VOVworld) - The US was shocked by a twin bombing in Copley square in the centre of Boston city, where tens of thousands of people and athletes from 96 countries were attending a marathon...
NATO air strike kills police, civilians

NATO air strike kills police, civilians

According to Afghanistan authorities, four policemen and two civilians were killed in a NATO air raid on Wednesday targeting Taliban gunmen in Ghazni province
US defence head Hagel visits Kabul

US defence head Hagel visits Kabul

New US defence head Chuck Hagel has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit nine days after he was sworn into office. Hagel arrived in Kabul on Friday as the US-led military...
Afghans killed in Taliban attack

Afghans killed in Taliban attack

Taliban fighters have killed 17 people, including 10 policemen, in an overnight attack on a post manned by government-backed local police in Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan

Senior minister among 9 killed in blast in Pakistan

At least nine people including senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour were killed and over 18 others were injured in a suicide blast that hit a political gathering in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar...
Pakistani Shiite procession hit by bombing

Pakistani Shiite procession hit by bombing

A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed at least five people and wounded 83 others at a Shiite religious procession in Dera Ismail Khan, in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday
Afghanistan sets Presidential Election day

Afghanistan sets Presidential Election day

Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced that the Presidential Election will be held on April 5, 2014, a few months prior to the final withdrawal of coalition forces
Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

(VOVworld) – The international community always worries about security in Afghanistan even with the US forces and the International Security Assistance Force remaining there. When the mandate of the NATO troops ends...
Pakistan: 11 killed in car bombing in northwest

Pakistan: 11 killed in car bombing in northwest

A powerful car bomb ripped through a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people. The explosion in Mattani bazaar near the city of Peshawar injured another 20 people...