KABUL -- At least eight policemen were killed following a shooting at a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's western province of Farah on Monday, local TV channel Ariana News reported.
The initial findings showed that the incident was likely caused by an insider attack as "a policeman of the checkpoint went missing after the firing and there were no signs of insurgents' activities near the targeted post," the media quoted provincial police chief Gul Bahar Mujahed as saying. (Afghanistan-Shooting)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's military said on Monday that two security personnel were killed in terrorists' firing from the Afghan side of the border.
An army statement said terrorists fired from across the border on Pakistani Border post in Bajaur tribal region. (Pakistan-Terrorists)
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Casualties feared as a suicide car bomb targeted foreign military convoy in Dand district of the southern Kandahar province on Monday, a local official said on condition of anonymity.
"A terrorist riding an explosive-laden car parked it alongside a road in Dand district and blew it up next to a military convoy of foreign forces today afternoon," the official told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Car bomb attack)
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NEW DELHI -- Pollution has triggered a health crisis in the Indian capital. Nearly a week since severe haze engulfed Delhi and its adjoining cities, residents are increasingly making a beeline to hospitals seeking urgent medical attention.
Pollution levels are 30 times the World Health Organisation's recommended limit in some areas of the national capital. And Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has already likened the city to a "gas chamber." (India-Air pollution) Enditem
